Encyclopedia - Physiology: Encyclopedia - Physiology
Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living orga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Physiology: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Physiology
Physiology: The study of the living body.   (See also: Physiology , Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Physiology: Oceanography Dictionary - Physiology
  Definition and meaning of physiology:   physiology - the branch of biology that is concerned with the study of functio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electrolyte: Encyclopedia Ii - Electrolyte - Physiology
In physiology, the primary ions of electrolytes are sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, phosphate, and bicarbonate. All high...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Echinoderm: Encyclopedia Ii - Echinoderm - Physiology
Echinoderms evolved from bilaterally symmetric creatures. Later forms were lopsided. Echinoderms' larvae are ciliated free-swimming organ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcitonin: Encyclopedia Ii - Calcitonin - Physiology
The hormone participates in calcium and phosphorus metabolism and it was found in fish, reptiles, birds and mammals. Most evidence points...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drinking: Encyclopedia Ii - Drinking - Physiology
A daily intake of 1-2 liters of water is required for the normal physiological functioning of the body, depending on the ambient weather ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drinking: Encyclopedia Ii - Drinking - Physiology
A daily intake of 1-2 liters of water is required for the normal physiological functioning of the body, depending on the ambient weather ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lysozyme: Encyclopedia Ii - Lysozyme - Physiology
Most of the bacteria affected by lysozyme are not pathogenic. It could be argued that lysozyme is a primary reason these organisms did no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chenjesu: Encyclopedia Ii - Chenjesu - Physiology
The Chenjesu were crystalline beings based on a silicon biochemistry. In order to maintain such a physiology, the Chenjesu required a far...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monocyte: Encyclopedia Ii - Monocyte - Physiology
Monocytes are produced by the bone marrow from haematopoietic stem cell precursors, circulate in the blood stream for about one to three ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vorta: Encyclopedia Ii - Vorta - Physiology
Vorta are humanoids with white skin, black hair and lilac-colored eyes. They have good hearing, poor eyesight, and are immune to most for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monotreme: Encyclopedia Ii - Monotreme - Physiology
The key physiological difference between monotremes and other animals is the one that gave them their name; Monotreme means 'single openi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bile: Encyclopedia Ii - Bile - Physiology
Bile salts are steroid compounds (deoxycholic and cholic acid), often conjugated with glycine and taurine, and act to some extent as a de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libido: Encyclopedia Ii - Libido - Physiology
Physicians and psychiatrists consider reductions in libido to be a type of sexual dysfunction and treat it as a medical problem. For exam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urea: Encyclopedia Ii - Urea - Physiology
The individual atoms of urea come from carbon dioxide, water, aspartate and ammonia in a metabolic pathway known as the urea cycle, an an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cortisol: Encyclopedia Ii - Cortisol - Physiology
The amount of cortisol present in the serum undergoes diurnal variation, with the highest levels present in the early morning, and lower ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypopituitarism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypopituitarism - Physiology
The primary hormones of the anterior pituitary are proteins and include growth hormone (GH) - growth and glucose homeostasis luteinizing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nakatpase: Encyclopedia Ii - Nakatpase - Physiology
As the plasma membrane is far less permeable to sodium than it is to potassium ions, an electric potential (negative intracellularly) is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fibrinolysis: Encyclopedia Ii - Fibrinolysis - Physiology
Plasmin is produced in an inactive form, plasminogen, in the liver. Although plasminogen cannot cleave fibrin, it still has an affinity f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burping: Encyclopedia Ii - Burping - Physiology
Burping is typically caused by eating or drinking too fast, and thereby swallowing (aerophagia) and subsequently expelling air, in which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gastrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Gastrin - Physiology
Gastrin - Genetics. The GAS gene is located on the long arm of the seventh chromosome (17q21). Gastrin - Synthesis and release. Gastr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilirubin: Encyclopedia Ii - Bilirubin - Physiology
Bilirubin is essentially a waste product, formed when red blood cells die and hemoglobin is broken down. Haemoglobin is broken down withi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hutts: Encyclopedia Ii - Hutts - Physiology
Hutts reproduce asexually, thus a Hutt has only one biological parent. However, it would seem that if the parent of a Hutt has a "mate", ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hutts: Encyclopedia Ii - Hutts - Physiology
Hutts reproduce asexually, thus a Hutt has only one biological parent. However, it would seem that if the parent of a Hutt has a "mate", ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virgin: Encyclopedia Ii - Virgin - Physiology
Among human females, the hymen is a membrane, part of the vulva, which partially occludes the entrance to the vagina and which is often p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uvea: Encyclopedia Ii - Uvea - Physiology
The prime functions of the uveal tract as a unit are: 1. nutrition and gas exchange. Uveal vessels directly perfuse the ciliary body and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retina: Encyclopedia Ii - Retina - Physiology
An image is produced by the "patterned excitation" of the retinal receptors, the cones and rods. The excitation is processed by the neuro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baboon: Encyclopedia Ii - Baboon - Physiology
All baboons have long dog-like muzzles (cynocephalus = dog-head), close-set eyes, heavy powerful jaws, thick fur except on their muzzle, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Platelet: Encyclopedia Ii - Platelet - Physiology
Platelet - Production. Platelets are produced in the bone marrow; the progenitor cell for platelets is the megakaryocyte. This large, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cholesterol: Encyclopedia Ii - Cholesterol - Physiology
Cholesterol - Synthesis and intake. Cholesterol is primarily synthesized from acetyl CoA through the HMG-CoA reductase pathway in many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pain: Encyclopedia Ii - Pain - Physiology
Pain - Pain receptors. All pain receptors are free nerve endings. There are mechanical, thermal and chemical pain receptors. They are f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Physiology
The three types of muscle have significant differences, but all use the movement of actin against myosin to produce contraction and relax...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protein Z: Encyclopedia Ii - Protein Z - Physiology
Although it is not enzymatically active, it is structurally related to several serine proteases of the coagulation cascade: factors VII, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vorlon: Encyclopedia Ii - Vorlon - Physiology
A naked Vorlon is a remarkable and extremely dangerous thing to behold. The race has advanced to the point of abandoning their old bodies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nietzschean: Encyclopedia Ii - Nietzschean - Physiology
Nietzscheans are a subspecies of Homo sapiens that has been modified at the genetic level. In addition to being ten percent stronger and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factor Xi: Encyclopedia Ii - Factor Xi - Physiology
Factor XI (FXI) is produced by the liver and circulates in its inactive form. It is activated into factor XIa by factor XIIa (FXIIa), thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beetle: Encyclopedia Ii - Beetle - Physiology
There are few things that a beetle somewhere will not eat, even inorganic matter may be consumed. Some beetles are highly specialised in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interleukin 2: Encyclopedia Ii - Interleukin 2 - Physiology
IL2 is normally produced by the body, and is secreted by T cells. IL2 stimulates growth and differentiation of T-cell response. It can be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver - Physiology
The various functions of the liver are carried out by the liver cells or hepatocytes. The liver produces and excretes bile required for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebrospinal Fluid: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebrospinal Fluid - Physiology
Cerebrospinal fluid also occupies the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord. It is mainly produced by the choroid plexus, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thyroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Thyroid - Physiology
The primary function of the thyroid is production of the hormones thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and calcitonin. Up to 40% of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Optic Nerve: Encyclopedia Ii - Optic Nerve - Physiology
The optic nerve contains 1.2 million nerve fibers. This number is low compared to the roughly 130 million receptors in the retina, and im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factor Viii: Encyclopedia Ii - Factor Viii - Physiology
FVIII is a glycoprotein procofactor synthesized and released into the bloodstream by the liver. In the circulating blood, it is mainly bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adipose Tissue: Encyclopedia Ii - Adipose Tissue - Physiology
Free fatty acid is "liberated" from lipoproteins by lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and enters the adipocyte, where it is reassembled into trigl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kender: Encyclopedia Ii - Kender - Physiology
Kender are small, 3 to 4 feet creatures with slanted features around their eyes and ears. Their ears are a mix of human and elf ears. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tundra Wolf: Encyclopedia Ii - Tundra Wolf - Physiology
Tundra Wolf - Size. Artic wolves tend to have a mass of about 45-57 kg. Tundra Wolf - Colouration. Tundra Wolves that live in norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebrospinal Fluid: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebrospinal Fluid - Physiology
Cerebrospinal fluid also occupies the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord. It is mainly produced by the choroid plexus, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protoss: Encyclopedia Ii - Protoss - Physiology
Protoss are about 3 meters tall and have two glowing eyes, digitigrade legs, semi-permeable skin covered in scales, four digits on their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gastric Acid: Encyclopedia Ii - Gastric Acid - Physiology
Gastric acid is produced by parietal cells (also known as oxyntic cells) in the stomach. Its secretion is a complex and energetically exp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vitamin K: Encyclopedia Ii - Vitamin K - Physiology
Vitamin K is involved in the carboxylation of certain glutamate residues in proteins to form gamma-carboxyglutamate residues (abbreviated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pit Viper: Encyclopedia Ii - Pit Viper - Physiology
The titular pits are between the nostril and the eye on either side of the Pit Viper's head. They contain membranes sensitive to infrared...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factor Vii: Encyclopedia Ii - Factor Vii - Physiology
The main role of factor VII (FVII) is to initiate the process of coagulation in conjunction with tissue factor (TF). Tissue factor is fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factor X: Encyclopedia Ii - Factor X - Physiology
Factor X is synthesized in the liver and requires vitamin K for its synthesis. Factor X is activated into factor Xa by both factor IX (wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immunoglobulin E: Encyclopedia Ii - Immunoglobulin E - Physiology
IgE's role in allergy is presumably innapropriate - why would a systemic anaphylactic reaction to a harmless substance be biologically us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factor V: Encyclopedia Ii - Factor V - Physiology
Factor V is bound to platelets and is activated by thrombin. On activation, factor V is spliced in two chains (heavy and light chain) whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urinary System: Encyclopedia Ii - Urinary System - Physiology
Urinary system - Kidneys. The kidney is one of the various organs (together with the lungs, intestine and skin) that participates in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Physiology
Blood vessels do not actively engage in the transport of the blood (they have no appreciable peristalsis), but arteries - and veins to a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mast Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - Mast Cell - Physiology
Mast cells express a high-affinity receptor (FcεRI) for Immunoglobulin E (IgE), the least abundant member of the antibodies. This recept...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bovine Somatotropin: Encyclopedia Ii - Bovine Somatotropin - Physiology
Because of protein homology, bovine growth hormone (GH) cross-reacts with the receptors of prolactin and placental lactogen — two hormo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkana Boy: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkana Boy - Physiology
The skeleton was about 1.60m (5 ft 3 in.) tall; though he might have been 68 kg (150 pounds) and 1.85m (6 ft 1 in) tall had he lived to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Superoxide Dismutase: Encyclopedia Ii - Superoxide Dismutase - Physiology
The superoxide anion radical (O2-) spontaneously dismutes to O2 and H2O2 quite rapidly. However, SOD has the fastest turnover number (rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Endocrine System: Encyclopedia Ii - Endocrine System - Physiology
The endocrine system links the brain to the organs that control body metabolism, growth and development, and reproduction. Signal transdu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bovine Somatotropin: Encyclopedia Ii - Bovine Somatotropin - Physiology
Because of protein homology, bovine growth hormone (GH) cross-reacts with the receptors of prolactin and placental lactogen — two hormo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Pressure: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Pressure - Physiology
The mean blood pressure in the arteries supplying the body is a result of the heart pumping blood from the veins back into the arteries. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dragons Pern: Encyclopedia Ii - Dragons Pern - Physiology
Dragons are carnivorous, oviparous, warm-blooded creatures. Like all of Pern's native large fauna, they have six limbs - four feet and tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Pressure: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Pressure - Physiology
The mean blood pressure in the arteries supplying the body is a result of the heart pumping blood from the veins back into the arteries. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Applied Physiology: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Applied Physiology
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY A muscle monitoring technique, applied physiology allows the body to express what is out of balance and provides in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Applied Physiology: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Applied Physiology
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY: Applied physiology uses the science and art of muscle/fascial monitoring to learn about states of stress in the bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renal Physiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Renal Physiology - Glomerular Filtration
Glomerular filtration is the bulk flow of an essentially protein-free plasma from renal globerular capillaries into Bowman's capsule. Thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renal Physiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Renal Physiology - Functions Of The Kidney
Renal physiology - Filtering wastes from the bloodstream. Wastes are filtered out from the blood in the glomeruli which is enclosed by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renal Physiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Renal Physiology - Tubular Secretion
Tubular secretion is the transfer of materials from peritubular capillaries to renal tubule lumen. This is one of the second steps in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renal Physiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Renal Physiology - Tubular Reabsorption
This is one of the second steps in the formation of urine. As the filtrate moves through the renal tubules certain substances are reabsor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flushing Physiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Flushing Physiology - Sex Flush
Commonly referred to as the sex flush, vasocongestion (increased blood flow) of the skin can occur during all four phases of the human se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zat: Encyclopedia Ii - Zat - Physiological Effects
The electric discharge of the Zat gun is not species-specific, as it has been used on humans, Jaffa, and Asgard alike (this was demonstra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hemostasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Hemostasis - Hemostasis In Physiology
Hemostasis may refer to the physiologic process whereby bleeding is halted. When a blood vessel is wounded, several steps occur to staunc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hemostasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Hemostasis - Hemostasis In Physiology
Hemostasis may refer to the physiologic process whereby bleeding is halted. When a blood vessel is wounded, several steps occur to staunc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glycine: Encyclopedia Ii - Glycine - Physiological Function
Glycine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS, especially in the spinal cord. When glycine receptors are activated, Cl- enters the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taurine: Encyclopedia Ii - Taurine - Physiology And Pharmacology
Taurine has three major roles in human metabolism: It plays a role in digestion. It is conjugated with the bile acids chenodeoxycholic a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suberin: Encyclopedia Ii - Suberin - Anatomy And Physiology
Suberin is highly hydrophobic and its main function is to prevent water from penetrating the tissue. In roots suberin is deposited in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carotenoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Carotenoid - Physiological Effects
In photosynthetic organisms, carotenoids play a vital role in the photosynthetic reaction centre. They either participate in the energy-t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nystagmus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nystagmus - Physiological Nystagmus
An easy way of inducing physiological nystagmus is by having the person close her or his eyes and spin around. After a few spins, there i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blushing: Encyclopedia Ii - Blushing - Physiology Of Blushing
There is evidence that the blushing region is anatomically different in structure. The facial skin, for example, has more capillary loops...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spathi: Encyclopedia Ii - Spathi - Physiology And Psychology
Of all creatures familiar to humans, the Spathi are most similar to Earth mollusks. Although many compare them to squid, notably the Capt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glycemia: Encyclopedia Ii - Glycemia - Physiological Regulation
Glycemia is controlled by several physiological processes. It tends to fluctuate to higher levels after meals, due to the gastric and int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bradykinin: Encyclopedia Ii - Bradykinin - Physiological Role
Bradykinin - Effects. Bradykinin is a potent endothelium-dependent vasodilator, causes contraction of non-vascular smooth muscle, incre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bdsm: Encyclopedia Ii - Bdsm - Physiological
On a physical level, BDSM "sensation play" often involves inflicting pain, even if without actual injury. This releases endorphins, creat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motoneuron: Encyclopedia Ii - Motoneuron - Anatomy And Physiology
Motoneurons of both the somatic and autonomic nervous system (ANS) originate in the ventral gray column of the spinal cord. Somatic fiber...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dyslexia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dyslexia - Physiology And Treatment
Even a few weeks of intense phonological training (often involving breaking down and rearranging sounds to produce different words) can h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maize: Encyclopedia Ii - Maize - Maize Physiology
The stems look like bamboo cane and the joints (nodes) are about 40–50 cm (16–20 inches) apart. Maize has a very distinct growth form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maize: Encyclopedia Ii - Maize - Maize Physiology
The stems look like bamboo cane and the joints (nodes) are about 40–50 cm (16–20 inches) apart. Maize has a very distinct growth form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Addiction - Physiological Basis
Although the term addiction is sometimes often used loosely rather than as a medical classification, there are some physiological conditi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kundalini: Encyclopedia Ii - Kundalini - Kundalini And Physiology
Contemporary spiritual literature often notes that the chakras as described in the esoteric kundalini documents bear a strong similarity ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hormone: Encyclopedia Ii - Hormone - Physiology Of Hormones
Every cell is capable of producing a vast number of regulatory molecules. The classical endocrine glands and their hormone products are s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hormone: Encyclopedia Ii - Hormone - Physiology Of Hormones
Most cells are capable of producing one or more, sometimes many, molecules which signal other cells to alter their growth, function, or m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sleep: Encyclopedia Ii - Sleep - Sleep Physiology
Sleep - Methodology. Before advances in the fields of neurology, neuroscience, electronics and genetics were made, scientists studied t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sleep: Encyclopedia Ii - Sleep - Sleep Physiology
Sleep - Methodology. Before advances in the fields of neurology, neuroscience, electronics and genetics were made, scientists studied t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obstetrics: Encyclopedia Ii - Obstetrics - Maternal Physiology
During pregnancy, the woman undergoes many physiological changes, which are entirely normal, including cardiovascular, renal, hematologic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orgasm: Encyclopedia Ii - Orgasm - Shared Physiology
Orgasm is the conclusion of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, shared by males and females alike. During orgasm, both males ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whistle Register: Encyclopedia Ii - Whistle Register - Physiology And Definition
The physiology of the whistle register is the most poorly understood of the vocal registers. It is known that when producing pitches in t...   » Read the article