Physiology In Sport
Original Editor - Alberto Bertaggia.
Top Contributors - Wanda van Niekerk, Naomi O'Reilly, Alberto Bertaggia, Lucinda hampton, Kim Jackson, 127.0.0.1, Evan Thomas, WikiSysop, Nikhil Benhur Abburi, Jess Bell and Tony Lowe
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]. Physiology derives from Ancient Greek φύσις (physis), meaning "nature, origin", and -λογία (-logia), meaning "study of"[4].
The major goals of physiology are[3]:
- to understand and predict the body’s responses to stimuli
- to understand how the body maintains conditions within a narrow range of values in the presence of a continually changing environment.
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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tate P. Seeley’s Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 2 edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2011. 960 p.
- ↑ Physiology on Online Etymology Dictionary [Internet]. [cited 2016 May 31]. Available from: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=physiology&allowed_in_frame=0
