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physiology

vr.tr.physiology · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain physiology by branch, key concepts, methods and careers, and give general health information without diagnosing.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain physiology by branch, key concepts, methods and careers, and give general health information without diagnosing.

The branch of biology that studies the functions and mechanisms of living organisms and their parts, from molecules and cells to organs and whole organisms, including human, animal and plant physiology and subfields such as neurophysiology and exercise physiology.

What it is for: Understanding how living things work.

It can be explain physiological systems and processes; distinguish physiology from anatomy; find study and career routes; find reliable textbooks and societies.

Distinguishing features

Studies function

Integrates levels of organisation

Experimental

Underpins medicine

What it looks like

Not physical; a field of study with laboratories, experiments and textbooks.

How it is recognised

Studies of function such as heart rate or nerve signals

Physiology laboratories

Anatomy studies structure

Related models

is a kind of - category

biology

is contrasted with - related field

anatomy

underpins - application

medicine

is recognised by - award

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

In practice

Families and kinds

human and medical physiology

animal and comparative physiology

plant physiology

neurophysiology

exercise and environmental physiology

Standards and regulation

Research ethics for human and animal studies

Professional registration for clinical physiologists in some countries

Failure modes and hazards

Agents diagnosing from physiological data

Overstating single studies

Also called

neurophysiologyspeech physiologydevelopmental neurophysiologypathological neurophysiologyclinical neurophysiologynanophysiologyHistory of decompression research and developmentPhysical medicineclinical physiologyComputational physiologyfungal physiologypathophysiologyveterinary physiologypathological cell physiologyneuromuscular physiologymicrobial physiologyexperimental physiologyveterinary cardiovascular physiologyelectrophysiologyeccrinologyblood physiologyreproductive physiologyoccupational physiologysensory physiologyvascular biologyskate physiologyphysiological aspects of skatinghemodynamicshormone physiologycardiac physiologymuscle physiologychemical synapsehuman physiologyrespiratory physiologyrenal physiologyphysiology of reproductionphysiology of underwater divingphysiology of higher nervous activityphysiology of dinosaurscardiovascular physiology

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.physiology

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Concepts Key ideas.

Concepts organise physiology.

Homeostasis

Regulation.

Homeostasis

Homeostasis.

  1. How does homeostasis keep conditions stable in the body? definition
  2. Which feedback loops are involved? definition

Systems

Organ systems.

Systems

Organ systems.

  1. How does this organ system work, in general terms? definition
  2. How does it interact with others? definition
Methods Research.

Methods generate evidence.

Experiments

Techniques.

Experiments

Techniques.

  1. Which methods measure this function, such as ECG or respirometry? definition
  2. What are their limits? boundary

Ethics

Research ethics.

Ethics

Research ethics.

  1. Which ethical approvals are needed for this study? provenance
  2. How are animal studies regulated? provenance
Health Applications.

General information only.

Clinical

Clinical physiology.

Clinical

Clinical physiology.

  1. What do clinical physiologists do, and where do they work? provenance
  2. Is the user asking about their own test results? boundary

Exercise

Exercise physiology.

Exercise

Exercise physiology.

  1. How does the body respond to exercise, according to physiology sources? provenance
  2. Is personal medical advice needed before training? boundary
Learning Study and careers.

Routes vary.

Study

Courses.

Study

Study.

  1. Which degrees and courses cover physiology? provenance
  2. Which textbooks are standard? provenance

Societies

Professional bodies.

Societies

Societies.

  1. Which physiological societies support students and researchers? provenance
  2. Which journals do they publish? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should branches be separate entries?
  • How should societies be linked?
  • How should clinical physiology be linked?
Draft as JSON