Biology vs. Physiology

Biologynoun

The study of all life or living matter.

Biologynoun

The living organisms of a particular region.

Biologynoun

The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.

Biologynoun

The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants.

Biologynoun

the science that studies living organisms

Biologynoun

characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms;

Biologynoun

all the plant and animal life of a particular region

Biologynoun

the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behaviour, origin, and distribution.

Biologynoun

the plants and animals of a particular area

Biologynoun

the physiology, behaviour, and other qualities of a particular organism or class of organisms

Biology

Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field.

Physiologynoun

A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.

Physiologynoun

(obsolete) The study and description of natural objects; natural science.

Physiologynoun

The science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

Physiologynoun

A treatise on physiology.

Physiologynoun

the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

Physiologynoun

processes and functions of an organism

Physiology

Physiology (; from Ancient Greek φύσις (physis) 'nature, origin', and -λογία (-logia) 'study of') is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical and physical functions in a living system.