Origin classical Greece, late 5th century BC
Physiology is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system, and its name comes from the Ancient Greek words for nature or origin and for study of. As a subdiscipline of biology it focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells and biomolecules carry out chemical and physical functions. The field can be divided by the class of organism studied into medical physiology, animal physiology, plant physiology, cell physiology and comparative physiology. Central to physiological functioning are biophysical and biochemical processes, homeostatic control mechanisms and communication between cells. Physiological state is the condition of normal function, in contrast to the pathological state that describes abnormal conditions including human diseases. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, recognizes exceptional achievements in physiology related to medicine.
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Origin Periodclassical Greece, late 5th century BC 1 Connections
Notable Specialists
Source Albert von Bezold (Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie)
Source Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann (Wikipedia)
Source Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein (Wikipedia)
Source Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm Pflüger (Wikipedia)
Source Ernst Julius Richard Ewald (Wikipedia)
Source Franz Christian Boll (Wikipedia)
Source Friedrich Goltz (Wikipedia)
Source Gabriel Valentin (Wikipedia)
Source Georg Friedrich Nicolai (Wikipedia)
Source Heinrich von Ranke (Wikipedia)
Source Johann Ernst Hebenstreit (source article)
Source Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch (Wikipedia)
Source Karl von Vierordt (Wikipedia)
Source Leonard Landois (source article)
Source Ludimar Hermann (Wikipedia)
Source Ludolf von Krehl (Wikipedia)
Source Max Verworn (Wikipedia)
Source Nathan Zuntz (Wikipedia)
Source René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes (Wikipedia)
Source Rudolf Höber (source article)
Source Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (Wikipedia)
Source Viktor von Weizsäcker (Wikipedia)
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1. Physiology (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory, The classical eraQuote, History, The classical era
The study of human physiology as a medical field originates in classical Greece
Ludimar Hermann (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ludimar Hermann, Lead and biographyQuote, Notable Specialists: Ludimar Hermann, Lead and biography
was a German physiologist and speech scientist
Ludolf von Krehl (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ludolf von Krehl, Article text [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Ludolf von Krehl, Article text [specialist-in]
was a German internist and physiologist
Max Verworn (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Max Verworn, Article text [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Max Verworn, Article text [specialist-in]
was a German physiologist
Viktor von Weizsäcker (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Viktor von Weizsäcker, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Viktor von Weizsäcker, Lead [specialist-in]
was a German physician and physiologist
René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes, Life, After ItalyQuote, Notable Specialists: René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes, Life, After Italy
A year later he became professor of physiology and medical physics.
Friedrich Goltz (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Friedrich Goltz, BiographyQuote, Notable Specialists: Friedrich Goltz, Biography
professor of physiology at the University of Halle
Nathan Zuntz (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Nathan Zuntz, Lead [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Nathan Zuntz, Lead [in-group]
was a German physiologist born in Bonn.
Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann, Lead [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann, Lead [in-group]
was a German physiologist, anatomist, and philosopher.
Gabriel Valentin (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Gabriel Valentin, Lead [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Gabriel Valentin, Lead [in-group]
was a German physiologist and professor of physiology at the University of Bern.
Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff, Article text [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff, Article text [specialist-in]
held professorships in anatomy and physiology at the University of Giessen (1843-1855)
Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein, Article text [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein, Article text [specialist-in]
He covered topics ranging from the newest insights about plants and animals, through geology, physiology to physics and chemistry.
Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm Pflüger (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm Pflüger, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm Pflüger, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a 19th-century German physiologist
Georg Friedrich Nicolai (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Georg Friedrich Nicolai, Lead sentence [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Georg Friedrich Nicolai, Lead sentence [in-group]
was a German physiologist
Karl von Vierordt (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Karl von Vierordt, Lead, first sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Karl von Vierordt, Lead, first sentence [specialist-in]
was a German physiologist
Rudolf Höber (source article)
Notable Specialists: Rudolf Höber, Entry heading, birth and death lineQuote, Notable Specialists: Rudolf Höber, Entry heading, birth and death line
Stettin, Prussia [now Poland], 27 December 1873; d. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 September 1953
Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, Biography, Frankfurt lecturesQuote, Notable Specialists: Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, Biography, Frankfurt lectures
he gave lectures in physiology, botany and materia medica at the University of Frankfurt
Albert von Bezold (Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie)
Notable Specialists: Albert von Bezold, ADB entry, opening sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Albert von Bezold, ADB entry, opening sentence [specialist-in]
Professor der Physiologie
Heinrich von Ranke (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Heinrich von Ranke, Lead paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Heinrich von Ranke, Lead paragraph
was a German physiologist and pediatrician
Franz Christian Boll (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Franz Christian Boll, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Franz Christian Boll, Lead [specialist-in]
was a German physiologist and histologist
Leonard Landois (source article)
Notable Specialists: Leonard Landois, Second paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Leonard Landois, Second paragraph
professor and director of the institute of physiology at Greifswald
Johann Ernst Hebenstreit (source article)
Notable Specialists: Johann Ernst Hebenstreit, Article textQuote, Notable Specialists: Johann Ernst Hebenstreit, Article text
he became a professor of physiology, anatomy and surgery
Ernst Julius Richard Ewald (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ernst Julius Richard Ewald, BiographyQuote, Notable Specialists: Ernst Julius Richard Ewald, Biography
he succeeded Goltz as chair of physiology at Strasbourg
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