Outline of physiology

{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to physiology}}

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to physiology:

Physiology – scientific study of the normal function in living systems.{{cite book|last1 = Prosser |first1 = C. Ladd |title = Comparative Animal Physiology, Environmental and Metabolic Animal Physiology |edition=4th |publisher = Wiley-Liss |location = Hoboken, NJ |year = 1991 |isbn = 0-471-85767-X |pages=1–12}} A branch of biology, its focus is in how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system.{{cite book|last=Hall|first=John|title=Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology|year=2011|publisher=Saunders/Elsevier|location=Philadelphia, Pa.|isbn=978-1-4160-4574-8|pages=3|edition=12th}}