Kouda Katsuyasu
Department of Hygiene, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
J Physiol Anthropol Appl Human Sci. 2005 May;24(3):241-2. doi: 10.2114/jpa.24.241.
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.
“适应性”或“适应能力”这一术语是生理人类学研究总体进展与推动过程中的核心概念。在智人历史进程中,人类自身已适应环境压力。因此,人类中众多生理多态性在全球分布中都有体现。通过整合与协调实现的完全受调控的生理功能被称为全身协调性,且与人类高度的适应性相关。功能潜力也会影响环境适应性。所以,全身协调性和功能潜力对于适应环境变化而言是必要的。功能潜力、全身协调性、生理多态性与环境适应性之间存在相互关系。