Animal Physiology

Physiology (/ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi/; from Ancient Greek φύσις (physis), meaning 'nature, origin', and -λογία (-logia), meaning 'study of') is the scientific study of the functions and mechanisms which work within a living system.

As a sub-discipline of biology, the focus of physiology is in how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical and physical functions that exist in a living system.

Central to an understanding of physiological functioning is the investigation of the fundamental biophysical and biochemical phenomena, the coordinated homeostatic control mechanisms, and the continuous communication between cells.

The physiologic state is the condition occurring from normal body function, while the pathological state is centered on the abnormalities that occur in animal diseases, including humans.

According to the type of investigated organisms, the field can be divided into, animal physiology (including that of humans), plant physiology, cellular physiology and microbial physiology.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to those who make significant achievements in this discipline by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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University of Connecticut

Four or more years; Public; $37,698 average out-state tuition; $15,030 average in-state tuition

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Four or more years; Public; $28,991 average out-state tuition; $9,709 average in-state tuition

University of California-San Diego

Four or more years; Public; $41,196 average out-state tuition; $11,442 average in-state tuition

Clemson University

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

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Iowa State University

Four or more years; Public; $24,136 average out-state tuition; $8,324 average in-state tuition

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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Jewel Scholars Program - Mount Mary College

Mount Mary College

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Lumpkins Family Merit Scholarship in the College of Science

University of Notre Dame

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Lumpkins Family Merit Scholarship in the College of Science

University of Notre Dame

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Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAID

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

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Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAID

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

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Bess Heflin Fellowship

University of Texas at Austin, Office of Graduate Studies

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University of Texas at Austin, Office of Graduate Studies

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Boyd Lyon Memorial Fellowship - University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida (UCF)

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Boyd Lyon Memorial Fellowship - University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida (UCF)

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EAGLES Scholarship - PSU

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Portland State University

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Allman Medical Scholarship

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Allman Medical Scholarship

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