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Classification 2025 Winter Edition

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QT

Physiology

Schedule Contents

Reference Works. General Works Physics. Mathematics. Engineering Human Physiology Hygiene. Leisure Activities Sports. Sports Medicine

Classify here material on general physiology.

  • Classify physiology of a part of the body with the part.
  • Classify animal physiology in QP, QL, or SF.

Reference Works. General Works
QT 1

Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in QT 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see QT 23-24.
QT 4

General works

Includes works on comparative physiology between humans and animals. Classify material on human physiology only in QT 104. Classify animal physiology in QP, QL, or SF.
QT 5

Collected works by several authors

QT 7

Collected works by individual authors

QT 9

Addresses. Essays. Lectures

QT 11

History (Table-G)

QT 11.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

QT 13

Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 15

Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 16

Tables. Statistics. Surveys (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 16.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 17

Atlases. Pictorial works

QT 18

Education

Classify here works about education.
QT 18.2

Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.
QT 19

Schools, departments, and faculties of physiology (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Include here works on the history of schools. Classify courses of study, catalogs, etc., in W 19.5.
QT 19.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 20.5

Research (General)

Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.
QT 21

Physiology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review

QT 22

Directories (Table-G)

QT 22.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 23

Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.

QT 24

Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)

QT 25

Laboratory manuals. Technique

QT 26

Equipment and supplies
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify catalogs here.
QT 26.5

Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)

Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
QT 27

Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.

QT 28

Individual museums, exhibitions, etc. (Cutter from name of museum, etc.) (Table-G)

QT 29

Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 32

Laws (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 32.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 33

Discussion of law (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

QT 33.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

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Physics. Mathematics. Engineering
Include here only general works on physics, mathematics, and engineering as applied to physiological and medical phenomena. Classify works on their applications to specific problems by subject.
QT 34

Biophysical phenomena

QT 34.5

Biomechanical phenomena

QT 34.8

Magnetic phenomena

Classify works on the physiological effects in QT 162.M3.
QT 35

Biomedical mathematics

Cf. WA 950 Theory or methods of medical statistics. Classify works for the biologist in QH 323.5.
QT 36

Bioengineering. Biomedical engineering (General)

QT 36.2

Medical electronics

QT 36.4

Biosensing

QT 36.5

Microtechnology. Nanotechnology

QT 37

Biomedical and biocompatible materials

Classify works on dental materials in WU 180-WU 195. Cf. QU 300-328 Cell engineering. Classify works on nanomaterials in QT 36.5.
QT 37.5

Specific materials, A-Z

QT 37.5.C4

Ceramics

QT 37.5.M4

Metals

QT 37.5.P7

Polymers

QT 37.5.S6

Smart materials

[QT 39]

[This number not used]

Classify handbooks on physiology in QT 29
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Human Physiology
QT 104

General works

QT 105

Physiology of sexual behavior

Classify works on the psychology of sexual behavior in WM 620.
QT 106

Sex characteristics. Sexual development

QT 107

Climacteric

QT 108

Menopause

QT 109

Postmenopause

QT 110

Regeneration. Regenerative medicine (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify regeneration of specific organs or tissues, with the organ or tissue.
QT 120

Homeostasis (General)

QT 140

Environmental exposure. Physiological adaptation

QT 145

Acclimatization

QT 150

Hot temperature

QT 160

Cold temperature

Classify works on induced hypothermia in WO 350.
QT 162

Other environmental factors acting on human physiology, A-Z

Classify works on environmental factors in public health in WA.
QT 162.A5

Air ionization

QT 162.A7

Altitude. Atmospheric pressure

[QT 162.E4]

[This number not used]

[QT 162.G7]

[This number not used]

Classify works on physiological effects of gravitation in WD 720-752.
QT 162.H8

Humidity

QT 162.H9

Hydrostatic pressure

QT 162.L5

Light. Sunlight

QT 162.M3

Magnetic phenomena

QT 162.M6

Motion

QT 162.S8

Stress

QT 162.U4

Ultraviolet rays and other non-ionizing radiation not classified elsewhere

Cf. WB 117 for general medical use; WB 288 for diagnostic use; WB 480 for therapeutic use.
QT 162.V4

Vibration

QT 165

Body temperature regulation

QT 167

Physiological periodicity

QT 172

Exocrine glands (General)

Classify works on specific glands with the system where located, e.g., Sebaceous glands WR 410.
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Hygiene. Leisure Activities
QT 180

Hygiene (General)

Classify works on public health aspects of hygiene in WA 4. Classify works on oral hygiene in WU 115; classify works on military hygiene in WA 674; classify works on adolescent hygiene in WS 460.
QT 200

Teaching materials

Classify works about study and teaching of public health in WA 18. Classify works on informal health education (community, radio, etc.) in WA 590.
QT 210

Secondary school texts of physiology and hygiene

QT 215

Juvenile school texts of physiology and hygiene

QT 225

Sex and reproductive health education in schools

Classify in HQ material on sex education other than school texts.
[QT 230]

[This number not used]

Classify works on lighting and sunlight in QT 162.L5.
QT 235

Diet

Classify works on particular foods and beverages in the numbers for diet in health and disease, WB 400-449; on diets for particular diseases with the disease. Classify works on diet as a cause of disease in QZ 105.
QT 240

Cleanliness

QT 245

Clothing

QT 250

Leisure activities

QT 255

Physical education

QT 256

Physical fitness

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Sports. Sports Medicine
QT 260

Athletics. Sports

Classify works on first aid in WA 292.
QT 260.5

Special sports and leisure activities, A-Z

QT 260.5.B2

Baseball

QT 260.5.B3

Basketball

QT 260.5.B5

Bicycling

QT 260.5.B7

Boxing

QT 260.5.D3

Dancing

QT 260.5.D6

Diving

Classify works on biomedical aspects in WD 850.
QT 260.5.F6

Football

QT 260.5.G6

Golf

QT 260.5.G9

Gymnastics

QT 260.5.H6

Hockey

QT 260.5.H9

Hunting

QT 260.5.J6

Jogging

QT 260.5.M3

Martial arts

QT 260.5.M9

Mountaineering

QT 260.5.R2

Racquet Sports

QT 260.5.R7

Rugby

QT 260.5.R9

Running

QT 260.5.S5

Skating

QT 260.5.S6

Snow Sports

QT 260.5.S7

Soccer

QT 260.5.S9

Swimming

QT 260.5.T3

Tennis

QT 260.5.T7

Track and field

QT 260.5.V6

Volleyball

QT 260.5.W2

Walking

QT 260.5.W4

Weight lifting

QT 260.5.W9

Wrestling

QT 260.5.Y7

Yoga

QT 261

Sports medicine. Athletic injuries (General)

Classify works on first aid in WA 292; on specific pathological conditions with the condition.
QT 262

Doping in sports

QT 263

Sports and exercise nutrition

QT 264

Sports psychology

QT 265

Relaxation. Rest. Sleep

Classify works on therapeutic use of rest, etc., in WB 545; on physiology of sleep in WL 108. Cf. WM 425.5.R3 Relaxation therapy
QT 275

Beauty culture industry

Classify works on hair care in WR 465; on public health aspects of barber shops, beauty salons, and cosmetics in WA 744.