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Outline of physiology

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

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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.

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
  • Defense physiology
  • Gastrointestinal physiology
  • Musculoskeletal physiology
  • Neurophysiology
  • Respiratory physiology

    • History of physiology

    History of physiology

    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

    • References

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