An examination of the roles of organ systems in maintaining life and health in mammals, including humans, with emphasis on the alignment between structure and function. Topics include the functions of ...

Students in Anatomy and Physiology learn the structure and function of the body’s organ systems (digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, etc.). Students dissect animal specimens and analyze ...

An understanding of mechanisms underlying human pathophysiology requires knowledge of biochemical and biomechanical function of organs. However, use of biomechanics has not advanced on par with ...

These cultured clumps are tiny enough to be sustained without a blood supply, but large and diverse enough in their cell compositions to tell us something about tissue development and whole-organ ...

and socioeconomic status may influence mental health through their impact on specific organ physiology and brain structure.

Ingber has spent a large part of his career developing better tools and technologies to study organ physiology. In 2010, his team created the first lung-on-a-chip, a small in vitro model that ...

Surgeon Muhammad Mansoor Mohiuddin is a leader in the novel field of xenotransplantation—transferring organs from one species to another—in his case, from pigs to humans.