name: physiology
description: Body function and systems
license: MIT
compatibility: opencode
metadata:
audience: physiologists, medical students, researchers
category: biology
What I do
- Study body system functions and regulation
- Analyze organ system interactions
- Investigate homeostasis mechanisms
- Research physiological adaptations
- Study exercise and environmental physiology
- Analyze physiological disorders
When to use me
- When studying organ system function
- When analyzing homeostasis
- When investigating physiological responses
- When studying disease mechanisms
- When researching exercise physiology
- When learning integrative physiology
Key Concepts
Major Organ Systems
- Cardiovascular: Heart, blood vessels, blood
- Respiratory: Lungs, airways, gas exchange
- Nervous: Brain, spinal cord, nerves
- Endocrine: Glands, hormones
- Digestive: GI tract, accessory organs
- Renal: Kidneys, fluid balance
- Musculoskeletal: Bones, muscles, joints
Homeostasis
# Negative feedback example: Thermoregulation
def thermoregulation(body_temp, set_point=37.0):
"""
Maintain body temperature.
"""
deviation = body_temp - set_point
if deviation > 0.5:
# Too hot: vasodilation, sweating
return {'response': 'cooling', 'mechanisms': ['sweating', 'vasodilation']}
elif deviation < -0.5:
# Too cold: vasoconstriction, shivering
return {'response': 'warming', 'mechanisms': ['shivering', 'vasoconstriction']}
else:
return {'response': 'normal'}
# Feedback types
feedback_types = {
'negative': 'Counteracts change (most common)',
'positive': 'Amplifies change (rare, e.g., childbirth)'
}
Physiological Parameters
- Blood pressure: 120/80 mmHg
- Heart rate: 60-100 bpm
- Body temperature: 36.5-37.5°C
- pH: 7.35-7.45
- Blood glucose: 70-100 mg/dL
Cell Physiology
- Membrane potential: -70 mV
- Action potential: All-or-none
- Diffusion, osmosis, filtration
- Active transport
- Signal transduction
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