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This chapter begins a discussion of mathematics in physiology. The discussion begins with the heart and blood circulation in the body. We first outline the structure of the circulation, and then we derive models of blood flow and pressure and mechanisms for controlling them.
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Hoppensteadt, F.C., Peskin, C.S. (2002). The Heart and Circulation. In: Modeling and Simulation in Medicine and the Life Sciences. Texts in Applied Mathematics, vol 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21571-6_2
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