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PIO 201 Introduction to Physiology

200 levelMedical & Health Sciences9 topics

PIO 201 covers 9 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Introduction and history of physiology
  2. Structure and functions of cell membranes
  3. Transport processes across membranes
  4. Biophysical principles
  5. Homeostasis and control systems, including temperature regulation
  6. Biological rhythms
  7. Blood: functions of erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes
  8. Haemopoiesis and haemostasis
  9. Blood groups

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Introduction and history of physiology

This topic introduces physiology as the study of normal body function and traces how the subject developed from early observation to modern experimental science. For exams, you must know the meaning and scope of physiology, its relationship with anatomy and other sciences, and the major historical ideas and contributors that shaped modern physiological thinking.

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