physiologists
Organ function experts
Physiologists are scientists who study physiology—how living organisms and their parts function.
They investigate processes like circulation, respiration, digestion, and neural activity at levels from cellular to whole-organism: Physiologists discovered how the heart's electrical system coordinates its beating.
The field spans human, animal, and plant physiology.
Biological internal stability maintenance
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- circulationMovement through a system
- digestionBodily food breakdown
excretion · thermoregulation · osmoregulation · reflexes · sensory · motor · synaptic · feedback
Arrangement of muscles
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- organsFunctional body parts
- tissuesSoft disposable paper sheets
- cellsBasic biological units
tendons · ligaments · cartilage · dermis · epidermis · cranial · thoracic · abdominal
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- electrophysiologyBiology's electrical activity science
- publicationIssued written material
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
biomarkers · instrumentation · measurement · protocols · replication · quantitative · imaging
Study of neural function
- cardiopulmonaryConcerning heart and lungs
- renalOf the kidneys
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
- endocrinologyScience of hormonal glands
electrophysiology · pathophysiology · comparative · developmental · cellular · molecular · reproductive · sensory
Carrying out a task
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- anaerobicNot requiring oxygen
fatigue · recovery · glycogen · conditioning · exertion · acclimatization · athletic
Identification of illness
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- medicineCurative substance or practice
homeostasis
Biological internal stability maintenance
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- circulationMovement through a system
digestion · excretion · thermoregulation · osmoregulation · reflexes · sensory · motor · synaptic · feedback · adaptation
musculature
Arrangement of muscles
cells · tendons · ligaments · cartilage · dermis · epidermis · cranial · thoracic · abdominal · pelvic
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- electrophysiologyBiology's electrical activity science
- publicationIssued written material
hypothesis · biomarkers · instrumentation · measurement · protocols · replication · quantitative · imaging
neurophysiology
Study of neural function
- cardiopulmonaryConcerning heart and lungs
- renalOf the kidneys
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
endocrinology · electrophysiology · pathophysiology · comparative · developmental · cellular · molecular · reproductive · sensory · integrative
performance
Carrying out a task
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
anaerobic · fatigue · recovery · glycogen · conditioning · exertion · acclimatization · athletic
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- medical professionalsdoctor, doctors, physicians, surgeon, surgeons
physiologistsanatomists
Body structure scholars
morphologists · histologists · cytologists · taxonomists · systematists