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Physiological Processes

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Physiological Processes. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Physiological Processes.

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Acclimatization - Adaptation to a new environment or to a change in the old....

Acid-Base Equilibrium - The balance between acids and bases in the BODY FLUIDS. The pH (HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION) of the a...

Adaptation, Physiological - The non-genetic biological changes of an organism in response to challenges in its ENVIRONMENT....

Adolescent Development - The continuous sequential physiological and psychological changes during ADOLESCENCE, approximately ...

Aging - The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of ...

Amelogenesis - The elaboration of dental enamel by ameloblasts, beginning with its participation in the formation o...

Appetite Regulation - Physiologic mechanisms which regulate or control the appetite and food intake....

Bacterial Shedding - The expelling of bacteria from the body. Important routes include the respiratory tract, genital tra...

Biotransformation - The chemical alteration of an exogenous substance by or in a biological system. The alteration may i...

Birth Weight - The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or k...

Body Height - The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully e...

Body Patterning - The processes occurring in early development that direct morphogenesis. They specify the body plan e...

Body Size - The physical measurements of a body....

Body Temperature Regulation - The processes of heating and cooling that an organism uses to control its temperature....

Body Temperature Regulation - The processes of heating and cooling that an organism uses to control its temperature....

Body Weight - The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms....

Body Weight Changes - A clinical manifestation consisting of alterations in an individual's weight from his or her norm....

Bone Development - The growth and development of bones from fetus to adult. It includes two principal mechanisms of bon...

Bottle Feeding - Use of nursing bottles for feeding. Applies to humans and animals....

Breast Feeding - The nursing of an infant at the mother's breast....

Calcification, Physiologic - Process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by the physiologic deposit of calcium salts....

Calcification, Physiologic - Process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by the physiologic deposit of calcium salts....

Cell Division - The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NU...

Cell Enlargement - Growth processes that result in an increase in CELL SIZE....

Cell Growth Processes - Processes required for CELL ENLARGEMENT and CELL PROLIFERATION....

Cell Lineage - The developmental history of specific differentiated cell types as traced back to the original STEM ...

Cell Movement - The movement of cells from one location to another. Distinguish from CYTOKINESIS which is the proces...

Cell Proliferation - All of the processes involved in increasing CELL NUMBER including CELL DIVISION....

Cementogenesis - The formation of DENTAL CEMENTUM, a bone-like material that covers the root of the tooth....

Child Development - The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of an individual from birth up to...

Chondrogenesis - The formation of cartilage. This process is directed by CHONDROCYTES which continually divide and la...

Cytoprotection - The process by which chemical compounds provide protection to cells against harmful agents....

Dentinogenesis - The formation of dentin. Dentin first appears in the layer between the ameloblasts and odontoblasts ...

Depression, Chemical - The decrease in a measurable parameter of a PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS, including cellular, microbial, an...

Digestion - The process of breakdown of food for metabolism and use by the body....

Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation - The relationship between the dose of administered radiation and the response of the organism or tiss...

Down-Regulation - A negative regulatory effect on physiological processes at the molecular, cellular, or systemic leve...

Drinking - The consumption of liquids....

Drug Agonism - Phenomena and pharmaceutics of compounds that selectively bind to a specific receptor and trigger a ...

Drug Antagonism - Phenomena and pharmaceutics of compounds that inhibit the function of agonists (DRUG AGONISM) and in...

Drug Interactions - The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug....

Drug Inverse Agonism - Phenomena and pharmaceutics of compounds that bind to the same receptor binding-site as an agonist (...

Drug Partial Agonism - Drug agonism involving selective binding but reduced effect. This can result in some degree of DRUG ...

Drug Synergism - The action of a drug in promoting or enhancing the effectiveness of another drug....

Drug Tolerance - Progressive diminution of the susceptibility of a human or animal to the effects of a drug, resultin...

Eating - The consumption of edible substances....

Ectogenesis - Embryonic and fetal development that takes place in an artificial environment in vitro....

Electrophysiological Processes - The functions and activities of living organisms or their parts involved in generating and respondin...

Embryonic and Fetal Development - Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS or FETUSES....

Embryonic Development - Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS....

Embryonic Induction - The complex processes of initiating CELL DIFFERENTIATION in the embryo. The precise regulation by ce...

Embryonic Induction - The complex processes of initiating CELL DIFFERENTIATION in the embryo. The precise regulation by ce...

Estivation - In certain living species, a period of dormancy during the summer months marked by decreased metabol...

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials - Depolarization of membrane potentials at the SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES of target neurons during neurotransm...

Feedback, Physiological - A mechanism of communication with a physiological system for homeostasis, adaptation, etc. Physiolog...

Feedback, Sensory - A mechanism of communicating one's own sensory system information about a task, movement, skill, etc...

Fetal Development - Morphological and physiological development of FETUSES....

Fetal Movement - Physical activity of the FETUS in utero. Gross or fine fetal body movement can be monitored by the m...

Fetal Organ Maturity - Functional competence of specific organs or body systems of the FETUS in utero....

Fetal Organ Maturity - Functional competence of specific organs or body systems of the FETUS in utero....

Fetal Viability - The potential of the FETUS to survive outside the UTERUS after birth, natural or induced. Fetal viab...

Fetal Weight - The weight of the FETUS in utero. It is usually estimated by various formulas based on measurements ...

Fetal Weight - The weight of the FETUS in utero. It is usually estimated by various formulas based on measurements ...

Fluid Shifts - Translocation of body fluids from one compartment to another, such as from the vascular to the inter...

Food-Drug Interactions - The pharmacological result, either desirable or undesirable, of drugs interacting with components of...

Galvanic Skin Response - A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions....

Gastrulation - A process of complicated morphogenetic cell movements that reorganizes a bilayer embryo into one wit...

Germination - The initial stages of the growth of SEEDS into a SEEDLING. The embryonic shoot (plumule) and embryon...

Gestational Age - The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gest...

Gravitropism - The directional growth of organisms in response to gravity. In plants, the main root is positively g...

Growth - Gradual increase in the number, the size, and the complexity of cells of an individual. Growth gener...

Growth and Development - The series of changes to the shape, size, components, and functions of an individual organism that o...

Heat-Shock Response - A constellation of responses that occur when an organism is exposed to excessive heat and other envi...

Herb-Drug Interactions - The effect of herbs, other PLANTS, or PLANT EXTRACTS on the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of dru...

Hibernation - The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by ...

Hibernation - The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by ...

Homeostasis - The processes whereby the internal environment of an organism tends to remain balanced and stable....

Human Development - Continuous sequential changes which occur in the physiological and psychological functions during th...

Ideal Body Weight - Expected weight of a healthy normal individual based on age, sex, and height. Thus, a malnourished p...

Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials - Hyperpolarization of membrane potentials at the SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES of target neurons during NEUROTRA...

Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials - Hyperpolarization of membrane potentials at the SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES of target neurons during NEUROTRA...

Intestinal Absorption - Uptake of substances through the lining of the INTESTINES....

Ion Channel Gating - The opening and closing of ion channels due to a stimulus. The stimulus can be a change in membrane ...

Kallikrein-Kinin System - A system of metabolic interactions by products produced in the distal nephron of the KIDNEY. These p...

Larva - Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamor...

Life Cycle Stages - The continuous sequence of changes undergone by metamorphosing insects and other animals during the ...

Locomotion - Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or inv...

Longevity - The normal length of time of an organism's life....

Lymphangiogenesis - The formation of LYMPHATIC VESSELS....

Mastication - The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth....

Maxillofacial Development - The process of growth and differentiation of the jaws and face....

Merozoites - Uninuclear cells or a stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. Merozoites, released from rupt...

Metabolic Clearance Rate - Volume of biological fluid completely cleared of drug metabolites as measured in unit time. Eliminat...

Metabolic Detoxication, Drug - Reduction of pharmacologic activity or toxicity of a drug or other foreign substance by a living sys...

Metabolic Detoxication, Phase I - Functionalization of exogenous substances to prepare them for conjugation in PHASE II DETOXIFICATION...

Metabolic Detoxication, Phase II - Conjugation of exogenous substances with various hydrophilic substituents to form water soluble prod...

Metamorphosis, Biological - Profound physical changes during maturation of living organisms from the immature forms to the adult...

Miniature Postsynaptic Potentials - Postsynaptic potentials generated from a release of neurotransmitters from a presynaptic nerve termi...

Molting - Periodic casting off FEATHERS; HAIR; or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing or desquamation, ...

Morphogenesis - The development of anatomical structures to create the form of a single- or multi-cell organism. Mor...

Movement - The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from LOCOMO...

Muscle Development - Developmental events leading to the formation of adult muscular system, which includes differentiati...

Musculoskeletal Development - The morphologic and physiological changes of the MUSCLES, bones (BONE AND BONES), and CARTILAGE of t...

Neural Conduction - The propagation of the NERVE IMPULSE along the nerve away from the site of an excitation stimulus....

Neural Inhibition - The function of opposing or restraining the excitation of neurons or their target excitable cells....

Neurogenesis - Formation of NEURONS which involves the differentiation and division of STEM CELLS in which one or b...

Neuroimmunomodulation - The biochemical and electrophysiological interactions between the NERVOUS SYSTEM and IMMUNE SYSTEM t...

Neurulation - An early embryonic developmental process of CHORDATES that is characterized by morphogenic movements...

Nutrition Processes - Biological actions and events that constitute the steps by which living organisms take in and assimi...

Nymph - The immature stage in the life cycle of those orders of insects characterized by gradual metamorphos...

Odontogenesis - The process of TOOTH formation. It is divided into several stages including: the dental lamina stage...

Oocysts - Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces small indiv...

Organ Size - The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness....

Organogenesis - Formation of differentiated cells and complicated tissue organization to provide specialized functio...

Osteogenesis - The process of bone formation. Histogenesis of bone including ossification....

Oxidative Stress - A disturbance in the prooxidant-antioxidant balance in favor of the former, leading to potential dam...

Pharmacological Processes - The metabolism of drugs and their mechanisms of action....

Phototropism - The directional growth of organisms in response to light. In plants, aerial shoots usually grow towa...

Physiological Processes - The functions and activities of living organisms that support life in single- or multi-cellular orga...

Pupa - An inactive stage between the larval and adult stages in the life cycle of insects....

Radiation Tolerance - The ability of some cells or tissues to withstand ionizing radiation without serious injury. Toleran...

Recruitment, Neurophysiological - The spread of response if stimulation is prolonged. (Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary, 8th ed.)...

Refractory Period, Electrophysiological - The period of time following the triggering of an ACTION POTENTIAL when the CELL MEMBRANE has change...

Salivation - The discharge of saliva from the SALIVARY GLANDS that keeps the mouth tissues moist and aids in dige...

Salt-Tolerance - The ability of organisms to sense and adapt to high concentrations of salt in their growth environme...

Schizonts - Multinucleate cells or a stage in the development of sporozoan protozoa. It is exemplified by the li...

Sex Differentiation - The process in developing sex- or gender-specific tissue, organ, or function after SEX DETERMINATION...

Shivering - Involuntary contraction or twitching of the muscles. It is a physiologic method of heat production i...

Sporozoites - The product of meiotic division of zygotes in parasitic protozoa comprising haploid cells. These in...

Stimulation, Chemical - The increase in a measurable parameter of a PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS, including cellular, microbial, an...

Stress, Physiological - The unfavorable effect of environmental factors (stressors) on the physiological functions of an org...

Sweating - The process of exocrine secretion of the SWEAT GLANDS, including the aqueous sweat from the ECCRINE ...

Synaptic Potentials - The voltages across pre- or post-SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES....

Synaptic Transmission - The communication from a NEURON to a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) across a SYNAPSE. In...

Tachyphylaxis - Rapidly decreasing response to a drug or physiologically active agent after administration of a few ...

Thermogenesis - The generation of heat in order to maintain body temperature. The uncoupled oxidation of fatty acids...

Thermogenesis - The generation of heat in order to maintain body temperature. The uncoupled oxidation of fatty acids...

Tooth Calcification - The process whereby calcium salts are deposited in the dental enamel. The process is normal in the d...

Trophozoites - Cells or feeding stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. In the malarial parasite, the tropho...

Tropism - The directional growth of an organism in response to an external stimulus such as light, touch, or g...

Up-Regulation - A positive regulatory effect on physiological processes at the molecular, cellular, or systemic leve...

Virus Shedding - The expelling of virus particles from the body. Important routes include the respiratory tract, geni...

Water Loss, Insensible - Loss of water by diffusion through the skin and by evaporation from the respiratory tract....

Water-Electrolyte Balance - The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR S...

Weaning - Permanent deprivation of breast milk and commencement of nourishment with other food. (From Stedman,...

Weight Gain - Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight....

Weight Loss - Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT....