[NATS 4210] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 70 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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Lecture 1: intro to environmental physiology gl 4210. Environmental physiology the study of the physiology of organisms with respect to their adaptations in the environment. Focus on molecules, cells, tissues, organs and organ systems in multicellular animals. Attempts to understand the mechanisms that operate in living animals at all levels ranging from subcellular to the whole animals. Scientific curiosity: understanding and appreciating how animals and humans work. Human physiology: fundamental physiological mechanisms in animals that are similar to humans: polytene (understanding how steroid hormones act on a molecular level, understanding how nerves function (discovered with help of squid) Effect of environmental stressors: how pollutants, temperature, salinity affect animals and humans: conservation and maintenance of biodiversity (animals may need to travel further, physiologists want to see how much energy it would take to travel and migrate. Anatomy science of body structure and the relationships among structures. Physiology phys = nature + logos = study (science of body functions)
