Physiology Exam 1 Study Guide

Chapter 1- The Study of Body FunctionPhysiologyFundamentally represents the study of how living organisms work (the nature of the organism starting at the molecular level)oMoleculesðcellðtissueðorganðorgan systemOrgan system: set of organs with a similar functionEach level interacts and influences the one above itoHow organisms accomplish tasks essential for life: we run physiological processes every day to be a living organismFunction & integrationoBody parts work together at various levels of organization & wholeorganismoLooking at singular (cellular) processes and how they affect the wholeMechanisms & their effectsoSequence of eventsParts of larger stories. No parts work in isolation - they are all involved in making us healthy and livingo**Misconception - all