INTRODUCTION TO
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
CLEMENT O. TETTEY (PhD)
MATTHEW 6:33
, OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lecture, the students will be
able to:
•Define physiology
•List the branches of physiology
•Describe the body fluid compartments and the
fluids compositions in each compartment
•Explain homeostasis and feedback mechanisms
, Physiology is the study of the functions and
processes of living organisms
, BRANCHES OF PHYSIOLOGY
Ranges from the activities or functions of
individual molecules and cells to the interaction
of our bodies with the external world.
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
CLEMENT O. TETTEY (PhD)
MATTHEW 6:33
, OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lecture, the students will be
able to:
•Define physiology
•List the branches of physiology
•Describe the body fluid compartments and the
fluids compositions in each compartment
•Explain homeostasis and feedback mechanisms
, Physiology is the study of the functions and
processes of living organisms
, BRANCHES OF PHYSIOLOGY
Ranges from the activities or functions of
individual molecules and cells to the interaction
of our bodies with the external world.
