physiologist
Studies living systems
A physiologist is a scientist who studies physiology—how living organisms and their parts function.
Physiologists investigate processes like respiration, circulation, digestion, and nerve signaling: The physiologist measured the athlete's oxygen uptake during exercise.
The field spans human, animal, and plant physiology.
Cellular nutrient conversion
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
- muscle contractionFibers tensing and shortening
- nerve impulseElectrical signal through neurons
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
heart rate · oxygen uptake · gas exchange · digestion · absorption · excretion · filtration · circulation
Of heart and blood vessels
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
muscular · skeletal · renal · immune · reproductive · circulatory · lymphatic · urinary
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- data analysisSystematic information interpretation
publication · clinical trials · animal models · human subjects · measurement · instrumentation · controls · variables
Classical Roman-era physician
Muscle electrical activity measurement
- electrocardiographyRecording cardiac electrical activity
- spirometryLung airflow assessment
- calorimetryMeasuring heat in reactions
- tissue cultureGrowing cells in controlled media
perfusion · cannulation · catheterization · biofeedback · stress testing
metabolism
Cellular nutrient conversion
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
- muscle contractionFibers tensing and shortening
- nerve impulseElectrical signal through neurons
blood pressure · heart rate · oxygen uptake · gas exchange · digestion · absorption · excretion · filtration · circulation · respiration
cardiovascular
Of heart and blood vessels
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
endocrine · muscular · skeletal · renal · immune · reproductive · circulatory · lymphatic · urinary · sensory
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
data analysis · publication · clinical trials · animal models · human subjects · measurement · instrumentation · controls · variables · protocols
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Classical Roman-era physician
neurophysiologist
Studies nervous system function
electromyography
Muscle electrical activity measurement
- electrocardiographyRecording cardiac electrical activity
- spirometryLung airflow assessment
- calorimetryMeasuring heat in reactions
tissue culture · perfusion · cannulation · catheterization · biofeedback · stress testing
- biologistsbiologist, geneticist, molecular biologist, microbiologist, biochemist
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- life scientistsbiologist, biochemist, microbiologist, geneticist, ecologist
- doctorsdoctor, doctors, physicians, MD, surgeons
- fitness prospersonal trainer, fitness instructor, fitness coach, trainer, PT
- animal scientistszoologist, ethologist, marine biologist, ornithologist, wildlife biologist
- physiological responseAutomatic physical reaction to stimulus
- physiological effectsBody's measurable biological reactions
- physiological changesBody function modifications
- physiological processesLiving systems' internal workings
- physiological stressBody's reaction to demands