Outline of physiology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to physiology:

Physiology – scientific study of the normal function in living systems.^[1] 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.^[2]

What type of thing is physiology?

Physiology can be described as all of the following:

• An academic discipline
• A branch of science
  • A branch of biology

Branches of physiology

By approach

• Applied physiology
  • Clinical physiology
  • Exercise physiology
  • Nutrition physiology
• Comparative physiology
• Mathematical physiology
• Yoga 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 of physiology

General physiology concepts

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Physiology organizations

• American Physiological Society
• International Union of Physiological Sciences

Physiology publications

• American Journal of Physiology
• Experimental Physiology
• Journal of Applied Physiology

Persons influential in physiology

• List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine
• List of physiologists

See also

• Outline of biology

References