FED. SCHOOL OF DENTAL TECH. AND THERAPY, ENUGU
COURSE CODE: - STB 111 COURSE TITLE: - Morphology & Physiology of Living Things (INTRODUCTION)
-------------------------------------------------
LECTURE ONE NOTES
Introduction
General Biology:- Biology as a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. It is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines. Among the most important topics as contained in Biology are five unifying principles that can be said
…show more content…
It is chiefly concerned with the study of how living organisms function including such processes as nutrition, movement, and reproduction. Physiology is derived from a Latin word ‘‘pysiologia’’ meaning science of natural causes and phenomena. Thus, it is often described as the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms as well as functions of their component parts, that includes all physical and chemical processes. The word "function" is important to the definition of physiology because physiology traditionally had to do with the function of living things while anatomy had to do with morphology, the shape and form, of things.
Summarily, it can be seen that:- The branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the functions of form and structure of organisms as well as functions of their specific structural features is Physiology and is a science of wide scope. For instance:- * Some physiological studies are concerned with processes that go on within cells. The physiology of cells is called cell physiology. * Other physiological studies deal with how tissues and organs work, how they are controlled and interact with other tissues and organs and how they are integrated within the living organisms. * Yet other physiological studies deal with how living organisms respond to their environment. For example,
Biology is the science in which one discovers and learns about living organisms and their counterparts. The study of biology, especially physiology, allows for humans to learn about themselves, and how their system works. In order to expand my knowledge and succeed in becoming a doctor, I will have to spend a lot of time dissecting and participating in biological tasks. This will allow for me to become familiar
Anatomy and physiology refer to the study of the functioning of body systems. Comprehensive study in this field entails a complete understanding of the body mechanisms and processes that help in development and healthy living. It refers to studying the functions of various body parts, organs and systems individually and collectively. The study entails on the relationship between one body organs to another (Alters, 2000).
Metabolism describes all the chemical processes that go on continuously inside the body to keep you alive and your organs functioning normally, such as breathing, repairing cells and digesting
This series of courses covers the structure of the body’s parts – their forms and how they are organized – and their function, anatomical and disease state terminology.
Biology is a broad field, covering the minute workings of chemical machines inside our cells, to broad theories of ecosystems and global climate change.
• Physiology - Noun 1. The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts. 2. The way in which a living organism or bodily part functions.
The study of biology is relevant now because it has everything to do with life and life is everywhere on Earth. We can use biology to keep that from changing. Biology has helped us grow food, protect the environment, tell us how the body works, and so much more. Thanks to biology viruses and diseases can also be controlled. Biology has advanced the world so much and without it everything would be completely different.
Select one (1) article from a magazine or newspaper that has something in it that pertains to biology. This will serve as the “target article” for this assignment. For instance, you can select an article about medicine, invasive species, nature, conservation, genetic technology, ecology, or any other topic that is related to biology. One purpose of this assignment is to help you become aware of how biology is related to your everyday life.
Explain what biology is and describe its major branchesAccording to wisegeek, Biology is the scientific exploration and study of life. Biologists study the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution and distribution of living organisms (livescience). In fact, the origin of the word biology comes from Ancient Greece, from the Greek word “bios” meaning life and “logy” meaning study (oxforddictionaries). There many divisions of biology, but all of them can fit under the “umbrella” of three different studies, Zoology, Botany, and Microbiology (wisegeek). Respectively, Zoology studies animals, Botany studies plants and fungi, and Microbiology studies microorganisms, like bacteria sometimes things that don’t fit under the group of living things, like viruses (wisegeek).
Biology helps you to understand the human body and how it works. Biology is a fascinating subject which can help you to understand the relationship between hypotheses, evidence, theories and explanations.
The way the human body has perfectly adapted to survive in this world is beyond miraculous, it is made up of many diverse systems which work together to keep us alive and healthy without us being physically aware of what processes are taking place inside us. Moreover survival and the combat of illnesses present in the human body is solely reliant on the biomedical sciences, which has fuelled my desire to expand my knowledge of life on a wider, biological level and to pursue a career in biomedical science.
the function and structure of the organism. When the DNA is mutated, it alters the normal growth
Anatomy and Physiology is a class that I feel will help with my body and how it works. This class can help me in many different ways but, specifically it could help me in 3 ways. Specifically this class can help me with diet, how to gain muscle, and how our organs work. Diet and muscle gain is something that i've struggled with and this class can give me knowledge on how to improve that. Our organs is something i find interesting because our body relies on them to do simple things in life.
Fast-acting control system of the body; responds to internal and external changes by activating appropriate muscles and glands.
The Biological Perspective: This is the study of exactly how the physical events within the physical body interact with the events in the external environment. This is expressed by our perceptions, memories, behaviors and interactions with everything around us. We can think about our heredity and genetic makeup and the influences that has on each one of us as an individual. Then think about the stress of poor health and illness and how we may express our emotions with those around us. Since we are diverse as individuals we rely on our physiological make up and the stimuli of our environment to adapt to each situation. This human biology helps us to constantly adapt and survive in an ever-changing world.