Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings

26.0901 - Physiology, general

This instructional program class comprises any general program that focuses on the scientific study of the functional dynamics, morphology, and biochemical and biophysical communications within organisms and between living systems at all levels of complexity and integration. These programs include courses in reproduction, growth, hormonal action, vascular function, respiration, digestion, sensory perception and processing, sensorimotor integration, signal encoding and conveyance, homeostasis, physical function and malfunction, evolutionary physiology, and disease processes.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • human physiology
    • physiology

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  • Exclusion(s)

    • aerospace physiology(26.0912)
    • animal physiology(26.0707)
    • cell physiology(26.0903)
    • exercise physiology(26.0908)
    • plant physiology(26.0307)
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