BIO120H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Squid Giant Axon, Herman Boerhaave, Andreas Vesalius
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Physiology day 1 introduction to physiological principles. Ultimately phenotype influences reproductive success and differential survival of organisms with distinct phenotypes may result in evolutionary changes in the genotype of the population over generations. Middle ages in the muslim world: work of the greeks furthered. Ibn al-nafis first to correctly describe the anatomy of the hear, the coronary circulation, the structure of the lungs, pulmonary circulation, and the relationship between the lungs and blood aeration. 17-18th century: prior to this time, physiologists either believed the body functioned only through chemical or only through physical reactions ( iatrochemists vs. iatrophysiscists) though. Hermann boerhaave and albrecht von haller proposed that both occur in body. Subdisciplines in physiological research: three main ways that physiological research can be divided. Physiological subdisciplines can be distinguished by the biological level of organization. Systems physiology study of how cells and tissues to interact to carry out.
