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Modell, Harold; Cliff, William; Michael, Joel; McFarland, Jenny; Wenderoth, Mary Pat; Wright, Ann – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
Homeostasis is a core concept necessary for understanding the many regulatory mechanisms in physiology. Claude Bernard originally proposed the concept of the constancy of the "milieu interieur," but his discussion was rather abstract. Walter Cannon introduced the term "homeostasis" and expanded Bernard's notion of…
Descriptors: Physiology, Science Education, Undergraduate Study, Scientific Concepts
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Michael, Joel; Modell, Harold; McFarland, Jenny; Cliff, William – Advances in Physiology Education, 2009
The explosion of knowledge in all of the biological sciences, and specifically in physiology, has created a growing problem for educators. There is more to know than students can possibly learn. Thus, difficult choices have to be made about what we expect students to master. One approach to making the needed decisions is to consider those "core…
Descriptors: Physiology, Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Guidelines