Tutorial session Warwick

What is Mechanobiology?

• The study of chemical reactions within cells
• The study of animal behavior
• The study of planetary motion
• Study of how physical forces contribute to development, physiology, and disease.

What the Young's Modulus describes?

• The ability of a material to conduct electricity
• Stiffness of a material and its ability to withstand deformation under stress
• The density of a material
• The melting point of a material

What is the avarage stiffness of Brain tissue?

• 1 Pa

• 1000 Pa

• 1MPa

• 1 GPa

What is the avarage stiffness of the Skin

• 50 KPa

• 500 KPa

• 50 MPa

• 50 GPa

What is the avarage stiffness of a Fibroblast?

• 50 Pa

• 1000 Pa

• 150 KPa

• 1 MPa

Indicate how a cell can mechanically sense its surrounding

• Via focal adhesions

• Via ion channels

• Via GPCRs (G protein coupled receptors)

• Via cell membrane tension