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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Physiology. Helped to define physiology. The power of nature. Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.). The healing power of nature. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) with bust of Homer. Physiology is:. the study of the functions of a living organisms and its component parts.
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Helped to define physiology The power of nature Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.) The healing power of nature Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) with bust of Homer
Physiology is: • the study of the functions of a living organisms and its component parts.
Function versus Process Why RBC carry O2? How does RBC carry O2? Mechanistic Teleological
A balance exists between and within external and internal environments.
Loss of balance Balance
Scientific Inquiry and Presentation(These concepts will be used in our lab experiments.)
Scientific Inquiry • Observation • Hypothesis • Experimentation • Control and treatment • Presentation of Data • graphs
Researchers have observed that the prostate cancer is a common cancer among all men but incidence of prostate cancer varies by ethnicity.
Hypotheses may include the following concepts • Diet may influence onset • Environmental exposure to carcinogens: smoking • DNA mutations
Population based Experimental Designs • Prospective study • Cross sectional study • Retrospective study
Experimental Terms and Concepts • What would be an experiment? • What is a control group? • What is a treatment group? • What is a placebo effect? • What is a nocebo effect? • What is a blind experiment? • What is a double blind experiment
Dependent= onset of puberty Independent variable: “altered/manipulated variable” = % fat
Do all data establish a scientific theory? • Why or why not?
What then is the difference between a hypothesisand a theory? Can a theory be disproven?
Geocentric vs. heliocentric view 1500 years passed Ptolemy 140 A.D. Copernicus 1580
Concepts covered: • Definition of physiology • Names of physiological systems • Dependent and Independent Variables • Terms • Homeostasis • Scientific inquiry