W1 - Principles of Physiology Flashcards
Where did Natural philosophy arise?
Ancient Greece
What did Natural philosophy try to describe?
How the world worked without interference of the supernatural, even if the rules were set by the supernatural
Which cultures in Western science introduced a more religious perspective after Natural philosophy?
Greco-Roman-Arabic
What did the protestant movement in the 16th century lead to?
The Enlightenment
What 2 things does the Enlightenment stage say we should do?
- Test nature for answers, 2. Guard against bias
What does holism look at?
The entirety of an organism
What does reductionism look at?
The finer details of an organism
What does vitalism believe?
Any life requires a ‘soul’
What does Mechanism believe?
Life emerges from complexity, we are just chemicals working together
Which experiment supports Mechanism?
Galvani + wife’s experiment on frog legs for muscle contraction with electricity
What still has to be alive for Galvani’s experiment to work?
The cells in the frog legs
What does empiricism rely on?
The senses (e.g. what you see or hear)
What is the definition of a physiologist?
A scientist who studies physiology and science to see how creatures function
What map shows many different disciplines linking together?
Cross-citation map
What are 6 disciplines that can be said to make up physiology?
Chemistry, anatomy, fluid dynamics, genetics, holism, reductionism
