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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Biology is a branch of science that deals with living organisms and vital processes, both in animals and plants. Physiology and anatomy are two closely related branches of biology. While anatomy is the science that investigates the structure of the body, physiology is the scientific discipline that deals with the processes or functions of living things. | Biology is a branch of science that deals with living organisms and vital processes, both in animals and plants<ref name="Biology">Definition of BIOLOGY [Internet]. [cited 2016 May 31]. Available from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biology</ref>. | ||
Physiology and anatomy are two closely related branches of biology<ref name="Branches of biology">Branches of biology - Biology-Online Dictionary [Internet]. [cited 2016 May 31]. Available from: http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Branches_of_biology</ref>. | |||
While anatomy is the science that investigates the structure of the body, physiology is the scientific discipline that deals with the processes or functions of living things<ref name="Tate 2011">Tate P. Seeley’s Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 2 edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2011. 960 p.</ref>. | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Biology is a branch of science that deals with living organisms and vital processes, both in animals and plants[1].
Physiology and anatomy are two closely related branches of biology[2].
While anatomy is the science that investigates the structure of the body, physiology is the scientific discipline that deals with the processes or functions of living things[3].
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Definition of BIOLOGY [Internet]. [cited 2016 May 31]. Available from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biology
- ↑ Branches of biology - Biology-Online Dictionary [Internet]. [cited 2016 May 31]. Available from: http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Branches_of_biology
- ↑ Tate P. Seeley’s Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 2 edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2011. 960 p.
