Outline of physiology

Overview of and topical guide to 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

Physiology organizations

Physiology publications

Persons influential in physiology

References

^ Prosser, C. Ladd (1991). Comparative Animal Physiology, Environmental and Metabolic Animal Physiology (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Liss. pp. 1–12. ISBN 0-471-85767-X.
^ Hall, John (2011). Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology (12th ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders/Elsevier. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-4160-4574-8.