Avtor/Urednik		Zorec, Robert
Naslov		Kdaj razumemo naravne pojave? Kratka zgodovina fiziologije
Prevedeni naslov		A short history of physiology
Tip		članek
Vir		Proteus
Vol. in št.		Letnik 64, št. 1
Leto izdaje		2001
Obseg		str. 8-15
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		At its start Physiology was investigating all natural phenomena including alive and material processes. Today this science investigates only life-related phenomena. This interdisciplinary field of biological research deals with studies of single cells, tissues, organs, aiming at integrating the acquired knowledge from all levels into the understanding of the functioning of whole organisms. In order to understand the functioning of organisms we need to rationalise, we need to break the subject under study into smaller, but somehow related categories. This approach has been used throughout the history of Physiology, from the ancient Greeks-Aristotles, Herophylus, Erasistratus, through Galen to the Renaissance scientists such as Harvey, up to the present day. Although conclusions from research in those periods are different as highlighted in comparison with the understanding of the cardiovascular system as studied by Galen and Harvey, the common denominator in these efforts and the take-home message of this article is that research requires a thorough rationalization of the subject studied.
Deskriptorji		PHYSIOLOGY HOMEOSTASIS