生理学是对生物体及其组成的器官和组织系统功能的研究。生理学的目的是从物理和化学原理上理解在活生物体中从亚细胞水平到整个动物水平运行的机制，重点是如何整合这些机制以产生可行的生物体。神经生物学是对神经系统的结构，功能和发展的研究，部分起源于生理学的一个子学科。近年来，神经生物学已成为生物学中变化最快，令人兴奋的领域之一。神经生物学和生理学专业为教育，研究，工业，医学，兽医学和其他专业的职业做好极好的准备。
Physiology is the study of the functions of living organisms and of the organ and tissue systems of which they are composed. The goal of physiology is to understand, in terms of physical and chemical principles, the mechanisms that operate in living organisms from the subcellular level to the level of the whole animal, with an emphasis on how these mechanisms are integrated to produce a viable organism.<br><br>Neurobiology is the study of the structure, function, and development of the nervous system, and originated, in part, as a subdiscipline of physiology. In recent years, neurobiology has become one of the most rapidly changing and exciting areas of biology. A neurobiology and physiology major is excellent preparation for careers in education, research, industry, medicine, veterinary medicine, and other professions.