Introductory course in Normal Physiology The Anatomy of

Irma Khachidze

PhD 2021

What is Physiology ? • Physiology (from the Greek physis = nature; logo = study)

Study of biological function – of how the body works.

• The scientific study of function in living systems It is a branch of biology dealing with the functions and

activities of living organisms and their parts

Neurophysiology is a branch of physiology and neuroscience that is concerned with the study of the functioning of the nervous system (ns)

NS EXQUISITE AND COMPLEX INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

The Nervous System is a communications and a complex/

control network that allows an organism to interact in appropriate ways with its environment

• It becomes an integrative biomedical subject

• It is an important part of undergraduate medical education

● To help students to understand the logic of living system under physiological conditions