BIO310H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Physiology, Osmotic Concentration, Homeostasis
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Animal physiology: is the study of how cells, tissues, organs and organ systems function in living organisms. Sub disciplines of animal physiology: include comparative, environmental, evolutionary, developmental and cell, scientific curiosity, commercial + agricultural applications, and insight into human physiology. Structure/function relationship: function flows from structure; in the frog example: molecular macromolecular cellular organ and tissue organ system level . Adaptation: evolution through natural selection leading to an organism whose physiology, anatomy, and behavior are matched to the demands of its environment: occurs over many generations and generally not reversible. Acclimatization: a persisting spectrum of changes due to prolonged exposure to environmental conditions such as high or low temperature: changes happen in their natural habitat or naturally occurring environmental. Acclimation: a persisting change in a specific function due to prolonged exposure to environmental conditions such as high or low temperature: induced in laboratory or in wild by an investigation. Conformers internal environment varies with the external environment.
