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The word bionic is a combination of two words biology and electronic. Bionics is the field of science that brings together engineering, biology, and medicine to replace parts of the body. There a three types of medical bionic devices, one that sends signals from the brain to the body, one that sends signals from the body to the brain, and finally one which restricts action to one part of the body without interfering the nervous system.
2, The bionic eye can restore vision from those suffering from partial or total blindness. Another example is the bionic ear which benefits people who have severe, profound or total hearing loss in either or both ear, also bionic limbs have helped amputees regain mobility. They all help people recover confidence and motivate individuals to pursue their careers after what they have been through.
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Complicated movement of the prosthesis can be brought about my microcircuits that …show more content…
This actions moves the miniature chains of bones in the middle ear. The last bone in this chain ‘knocks’ on the membrane window of the cochlear and makes the fluid in the cochlear interchange. The fluid movement than generates a response in the hearing nerve, therefore creating sound.
Diagram of the human ear:
5, Cochlear implants replace the function of the damaged parts of the ear. Signals made by the implant are sent directly via the auditory nerve to the brain, which recognises the signals commonly known as sound.
6, Light rays enter the eye through the cornea. The cornea’s refractive power bends the light waves then they pass through the pupil. The light rays must then pass through the vitreous and come to a sharp converging point on the retina. The retina develops them into light impulses through millions of tiny nerve endings, then send them through over a million nerve fibers via the optic nerve to the brain.
Diagram of a human’s eye: