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Physiologyisthestudyofthefunctionsoflivingmatter.Itisconcernedwithhowanorganismperformsitsvariedactivities:

howitfeeds,howitmoves,howitadaptstochangingcircumstances,howitspawnsnewgenerations.Thesubjectisvastandembracesthewholeoflife.Thesuccessofphysiologyinexplaininghoworganismsperformtheirdailytasksisbasedonthenotionthattheyareintricateandexquisitemachineswhoseoperationisgovernedbythelawsofphysicsandchemistry.

Althoughsomeprocessesaresimilaracrossthewholespectrumofbiology—thereplicationofthegeneticcodefororexample—manyarespecifictoparticulargroupsoforganisms.Forthisreasonitisnecessarytodividethesubjectintovariouspartssuchasbacterialphysiology,plantphysiology,andanimalphysiology.

Tostudyhowananimalworksitisfirstnecessarytoknowhowitisbuilt.Afullappreciationofthephysiologyofanorganismmustthereforebebasedonasoundknowledgeofitsanatomy.Experimentscanthenbecarriedouttoestablishhowparticularpartsperformtheirfunctions.Althoughtherehavebeenmanyimportantphysiologicalinvestigationsonhumanvolunteers,theneedforprecisecontrolovertheexperimentalconditionshasmeantthatmuchofourpresentphysiologicalknowledgehasbeenderivedfromstudiesonotheranimalssuchasfrogs,rabbits,cats,anddogs.Whenitisclearthataspecificphysiologicalprocesshasacommonbasisinawidevarietyofanimalspecies,itisreasonabletoassumethatthesameprincipleswillapplytohumans.Theknowledgegainedfromthisapproachhasgivenusagreatinsightintohumanphysiologyandendoweduswithasolidfoundationfortheeffectivetreatmentofmanydiseases.

Thebuildingblocksofthebodyarethecells,whicharegroupedtogethertoformtissues.Theprincipaltypesoftissueareepithelial,connective,nervous,andmuscular,eachwithitsowncharacteristics.Manyconnectivetissueshaverelativelyfewcellsbuthaveanextensiveextracellularmatrix.Incontrast,smoothmuscleconsistsofdenselypackedlayersofmusclecellslinkedtogetherviaspecificcelljunctions.Organssuchasthebrain,theheart,thelungs,theintestines,andtheliverareformedbytheaggregationofdifferentkindsoftissues.Theorgansarethemselvespartsofdistinctphysiologicalsystems.Theheartandbloodvesselsformthecardiovascularsystem;

thelungs,trachea,andbronchitogetherwiththechestwallanddiaphragmformtherespiratorysystem;

theskeletonandskeletalmusclesformthemusculoskeletalsystem;

thebrain,spinalcord,autonomicnervesandganglia,andperipheralsomaticnervesformthenervoussystem,andsoon.

Cellsdifferwidelyinformandfunctionbuttheyallhavecertaincommoncharacteristics.Firstly,theyareboundedbyalimitingmembrane,theplasmamembrane.Secondly,theyhavetheabilitytobreakdownlargemoleculestosmalleronestoliberateenergyfortheiractivities.Thirdly,atsomepointintheirlifehistory,theypossessanucleuswhichcontainsgeneticinformationintheformofdeoxyribonucleicacid（DNA）.

Livingcellscontinuallytransformmaterials.Theybreakdownglucoseandfatstoprovideenergyforotheractivitiessuchasmotilityandthesynthesisofproteinsforgrowthandrepair.Thesechemicalchangesarecollectivelycalledmetabolism.Thebreakdownoflargemoleculestosmalleronesiscalledcatabolismandthesynthesisoflargemoleculesfromsmalleronesanabolism.

Inthecourseofevolution,cellsbegantodifferentiatetoservedifferentfunctions.Somedevelopedtheabilitytocontract（musclecells）,otherstoconductelectricalsignals（nervecells）.Afurthergroupdevelopedtheabilitytosecretedifferentsubstancessuchashormonesorenzymes.Duringembryologicaldevelopment,thisprocessofdifferentiationisre-enactedasmanydifferenttypesofcellareformedfromthefertilizedegg.

Mosttissuescontainamixtureofcelltypes.Forexample,bloodconsistsofredcells,whitecells,andplatelets.Redcellstransportoxygenaroundthebody.Thewhitecellsplayanimportantroleindefenseagainstinfectionandtheplateletsarevitalcomponentsintheprocessofbloodclotting.Thereareanumberofdifferenttypesofconnectivetissuebutallarecharacterizedbyhavingcellsdistributedwithinanextensivenoncellularmatrix.Nervetissuecontainsnervecellsandglialcells.

ThePrincipalOrganSystems

Thecardiovascularsystem

Thecellsoflargemulticellularanimalscannotderivetheoxygenandnutrientstheyneeddirectlyfromtheexternalenvironment.Theoxygenandnutrientsmustbetransportedtothecells.Thisisoneoftheprincipalfunctionsoftheblood,whichcirculateswithinbloodvesselsbyvirtueofthepumpingactionoftheheart.Theheart,bloodvessels,andassociatedtissuesformthecardiovascularsystem.

Theheartconsistsoffourchambers,twoatriaandtwoventricles,whichformapairofpumpsarrangedsidebyside.Therightventriclepumpsdeoxygenatedbloodtothelungswhereitabsorbsoxygenfromtheair,whiletheleftventriclepumpsoxygenatedbloodreturningfromthelungstotherestofbodytosupplythetissues.Physiologistsareconcernedwithestablishingthefactorsresponsiblefortheheartbeat,howtheheartpumpsthebloodaroundthecirculation,andhowitisdistributedtoperfusethetissuesaccordingtotheirneeds.Fluidexchangedbetweenthebloodplasmaandthetissuespassesintothelymphaticsystem,whicheventuallydrainsbackintotheblood.

Therespiratorysystem

Theenergyrequiredforperformingthevariousactivitiesofthebodyisultimatelyderivedfromrespiration.Thisprocessinvolvestheoxidationoffoodstuffstoreleasetheenergytheycontain.Theoxygenneededforthisprocessisabsorbedfromtheairinthelungsandcarriedtothetissuesbytheblood.Thecarbondioxideproducedbytherespiratoryactivityofthetissuesiscarriedtothelungsbythebloodinthepulmonaryarterywhereitisexcretedintheexpiredair.Thebasicquestionstobeansweredincludethefollowing:

HowistheairmovedinandoutofthelungsHowisthevolumeofairbreathedadjustedtomeettherequirementsofthebodyWhatlimitstherateofoxygenuptakeinthelungs

Thedigestivesystem

Thenutrientsneededbythebodyarederivedfromthediet.Foodistakeninbythemouthandbrokendownintoitscomponentpartsbyenzymesinthegastrointestinaltract.Thedigestiveproductsarethenabsorbedintothebloodacrossthewalloftheintestineandpasstotheliverviatheportalvein.Thelivermakesnutrientsavailabletothetissuesbothfortheirgrowthandrepairandfortheproductionofenergy.Inthecaseofthedigestivesystem,keyphysiologicalquestionsare:

HowisfoodingestedHowisitbrokendownanddigestedHowaretheindividualnutrientsabsorbedHowisthefoodmovedthroughthegutHowaretheindigestibleremainseliminatedfromthebody

Thekidneysandurinarytract

Thechieffunctionofthekidneysistocontrolthecompositionoftheextracellularfluid.Inthecourseofthisprocess,theyalsoeliminatenon-volatilewasteproductsfromtheblood.Toperformthesefunctions,thekidneysproduceurineofvariablecompositionwhichistemporarilystoredinthebladderbeforevoiding.Thekeyphysiologicalquestionsinthiscaseare:

howdothekidneysregulatethecompositionofthebloodHowdotheyeliminatetoxicwasteHowdotheyrespondtostressessuchasdehydrationWhatmechanismsallowthestorageandeliminationoftheurine

Thereproductivesystem

Reproductionisoneofthefundamentalcharacteristicsoflivingorganisms.Thegonadsproducespecializedsexcellsknownasgametes.Atthecoreofsexualreproductionisthecreationandfusionofthemaleandfemalegametes,thespermandova（eggs）,withtheresultthatthegeneticcharacteristicsoftwoseparateindividualsaremixedtoproduceoffspringthatdiffergeneticallyfromtheirparents.

Themusculoskeletalsystem

Thisconsistsofthebonesoftheskeleton,skeletalmuscles,joints,andtheirassociatedtissues.Itsprimaryfunctionistoprovideameansofmovement,whichisrequiredforlocomotion,forthemaintenanceofposture,andforbreathing.Italsoprovidesphysicalsupportfortheinternalorgans.Herethemechanismofmusclecontractionisacentralissue.Theendocrineandnervoussystems.

Theendocrineandnervoussystems

Theactivitiesofthedifferentorgansystemsneedtobecoordinatedandregulatedsothattheyacttogethertomeettheneedsofthebody.Twocoordinatingsystemshaveevolved:

thenervoussystemandtheendocrinesystem.Thenervoussystemuseselectricalsignalstotransmitinformationveryrapidlytospecificcells.Thusthenervespasselectricalsignalstotheskeletalmusclestocontroltheircontraction.Theendocrinesystemsecreteschemicalagents,hormones,whichtravelinthebloodstreamtothecellsuponwhichtheyexertaregulatoryeffect.Hormonesplayamajorroleintheregulationofmanydifferentorgansandareparticularlyimportantintheregulationofthemenstrualcycleandotheraspectsofreproduction.

Theimmunesystemprovidesthebody’sdefensesagainstinfectionbothbykillinginvadingorganismsandbyeliminatingdiseasedordamagedcells.

Althoughitishelpfultostudyhoweachorganperformsitsfunctions,itisessentialtorecognizethattheactivityofthebodyasawholeisdependentontheintricateinteractionsbetweenthevariousorgansystems.Ifonepartfails,theconsequencesarefoundinotherorgansystemsthroughoutthewholebody.Forexample,ifthekidneysbegintofail,theregulationoftheinternalenvironmentisimpairedwhichinturnleadstodisord