Introduction to Animal Physiology and Biochemistry

Description

The discipline of animal physiology is underpinned by the concept of homeostasis of the intra and extracellular environments, neural and endocrine systems for homeostatic regulation and the various physiological regulation and the various physiological systems including ionic and osmotic balance, excretion, respiration, circulation, metabolism, digestion and temperature. Animal physiology in the study of how animals work and investigates the biological processes that occur for animal life to exist. These processes can be studied at various levels of organization for membranes through to organelles, cells, organs, organ system and to whole animal. The study of animal physiology is closely linked with anatomy (i.e., the relationship of function with structure) and with the basic physical and chemical laws that constrain living as well as nonliving systems.