What is the difference between physical and physiological, specifically when used in terms of adjectives? These words are terms that I always felt like I understood but not fully, and therefore, used them interchangeably and maybe even often in the wrong place and context.
For example, **”____ can have many [physical/physiological] effects on the body.”**
I looked it up on Google and it said that they are both referring to the bodies. However “physical” is referring to the body itself, whereas “physiological” is referring to the body’s functions. I still feel like I don’t get it because it’s not enough clarification.
Could anyone explain this more to me and give concise examples? Thank you very much
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Physiology is the study of the physical characteristics of a living creature. You can think of it as physics + biology. Many things are physical (like a rock) but not biological (because it isn’t living). The study of a rock is not physiology, but the study of a mineral incorporated into a bone and how that contributes to the strength of the bone would be.
Put another way, physiology is the part of biology that focuses on the structures and systems that allow a living organism to function.
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