BIO310H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Acclimatization, Citric Acid Cycle, Muscle Contraction
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Study of how cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems function in living organism"s. Learn how other systems - nervous and endocrine - influence the function of our physiology. Ex. how nervous system influences renal filtration. Apply our knowledge of functions of separate systems - integrated systems. Physiology is a process - integration of processes. Muscle contraction and locomotion - structure of the body allows the movement. Adaptation - a physiological mechanism or other trait that is a product of evolution by natural selection. Process that aids the survival and reproduction of animals. Irreversible change to environment - happens over generations so cannot see over one lifespan period. Example; gene trait changing over generation - polar bears adaptation to cold in north environment in the short term - short term response to change in environment. Acclimatization - range of changes an organism will make in response to. Acute changes that are very short (hours) or longer (days or weeks)
