The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to physiology: Physiology – scientific study of the normal function in living systems. A branch of biology, its focus is in how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system.
Description Physiology can be described as all of the following:
An academic discipline A branch of science A branch of biology
Branches By approach
Applied physiology Clinical physiology Exercise physiology Nutrition physiology Comparative physiology Mathematical physiology By organism
Animal physiology Mammal physiology Human physiology Fish physiology Insect physiology Plant physiology By process
Developmental physiology Ecophysiology Evolutionary physiology By subsystem
Cardiovascular physiology Renal physiology Defense physiology Gastrointestinal physiology Musculoskeletal physiology Neurophysiology Respiratory physiology
History History of physiology
Organizations American Physiological Society International Union of Physiological Sciences
Publications American Journal of Physiology Experimental Physiology Journal of Applied Physiology
Influential persons List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine List of physiologists
See also Outline of biology
References
External links
The Physiological Society physiologyINFO.org public information site sponsored by The American Physiological Society