Bioengineers at Work
Bioengineers at Work
This article is far from scientific. I found it at the Runner's World Magazine website. As an avid runner myself, I was highly motivated by this story. A woman survived a near fatal car crash which nearly paralyzed her. Becasue of her intense marathon training, two of her limbs which were scheduled for amputation were saved. Initially, she was told she would never walk again. Now she plans to continue running. Her vasculature was so resilient, due to her training, that her injuries are becoming mere memories. Last semester, those of us in BMEN 241 learned that runners often have arteries with much wider diameters, thus making them much more powerful. Also, we in our study of the cardiovasculature system, we learned that an athlete's heart can be healthfully enlarged. These "abnormalities" undoubtedly aided in her survival. Check out the article at http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,5033,s6-187-190-0-849,00.html. -Margaret Flaugher
This article is far from scientific. I found it at the Runner's World Magazine website. As an avid runner myself, I was highly motivated by this story. A woman survived a near fatal car crash which nearly paralyzed her. Becasue of her intense marathon training, two of her limbs which were scheduled for amputation were saved. Initially, she was told she would never walk again. Now she plans to continue running. Her vasculature was so resilient, due to her training, that her injuries are becoming mere memories. Last semester, those of us in BMEN 241 learned that runners often have arteries with much wider diameters, thus making them much more powerful. Also, we in our study of the cardiovasculature system, we learned that an athlete's heart can be healthfully enlarged. These "abnormalities" undoubtedly aided in her survival. Check out the article at http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,5033,s6-187-190-0-849,00.html. -Margaret Flaugher
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