Editing Biomechanics (section)

{{short description|Study of the mechanics of biological systems}}
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[[File:Giovanni Borelli - lim joints (De Motu Animalium).jpg|thumb|right|Page of one of the first works of Biomechanics (''[[De Motu Animalium]]'' of [[Giovanni Alfonso Borelli]]) in the 17th century]]
'''Biomechanics''' is the study of the structure, function and motion of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole [[organism]]s to [[Organ (anatomy)|organs]], [[Cell (biology)|cells]] and [[cell organelle]]s,<ref>[[R. McNeill Alexander]] (2005) ''Mechanics of animal movement'', [[Current Biology]] Volume 15, Issue 16, 23 August 2005, Pages R616-R619. {{doi|10.1016/j.cub.2005.08.016}}</ref> using the methods of [[mechanics]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Hatze| first1=Herbert| year=1974| title=The meaning of the term biomechanics| journal=Journal of Biomechanics| volume= 7| issue =12| pages=189–190| doi=10.1016/0021-9290(74)90060-8| pmid=4837555}}</ref> Biomechanics is a branch of [[biophysics]].