Because physiology focuses on the functions and mechanisms of living organisms at all levels, from the molecular and … See more

There are many ways to categorize the subdisciplines of physiology:
• based on the taxa studied: human physiology, animal physiology, plant physiology, microbial physiology, viral physiology… See more

The study of human physiology as a medical field originates in classical Greece, at the time of Hippocrates (late 5th century BC). Outside of Western tradition, early forms of physiology or anatomy can be reconstruct… See more