Physiology

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According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Physiology is the, "study of the functioning of living organisms, animal or plant, and of the functioning of their constituent tissues or cells."

While anatomy and physiology are often taught and lumped together, anatomy is specifically the study of the structure of the body and its individual parts, while physiology is about how those parts function and relate to one another.

Physiology. (n.d.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 9, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/science/physiology

Below are some of the suggested databases for locating scholarly articles pertaining to physiology.

If you would like to see the full list of databases available to Touro students, click here. Once there, you can narrow your database options to ones most likely to contain information about physiology by choosing Health Sciences or Science in the drop down menu.

• Physiology
• BMC Physiology
• Physiology & Behavior

All of Touro's books can be found by searching the catalog (above, or where it says Catalog Find Print Books on the library homepage).

Use the advanced search to limit your results by year, campus location, etc. Search just eBooks by selecting eBooks on the library homepage. If a print book you'd like is at a different campus, learn how to request it. 

The items below are just a sampling of the many titles available:

• American Physiological Society
• The Physiological Society
• Physiology (Nature)

• CrashCourse Anatomy & Physiology Videos (YouTube Channel Playlist)
• The Physiological Society Videos (YouTube Channel)
• Physiology for Students Videos (YouTube Channel)
• New Anatomy and Physiology Videos (YouTube Channel)