Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science
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Interrelationships among Whole-Body Coordination, Functional Potentiality, and Environmental Adaptability
Katsuyasu Kouda
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2005 Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 241-242

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The term “adaptability” or “capacity of adaptation” is the central concept in the general advancement and promotion of research in physiological anthropology. Throughout the history of Homo sapiens, mankind has adapted itself to environmental stress. As a result, numerous physiological polymorphisms in humans are present in our planet-wide distribution. Totally regulated physiological function by integration and coordination is referred to as whole-body coordination and is associated with a high degree of adaptability in humans. Functional potentiality also affects environmental adaptability. Thus, whole-body coordination and functional potentiality are necessary for adaptation to environmental changes. There is an interrelationship among functional potentiality, whole-body coordination, physiological polymorphisms, and environmental adaptability.
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© 2005 Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology
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