Physiology Essentials Quiz
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Physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out chemical and physical functions in a living system. According to the classes of organisms, the field can be divided into medical physiology, animal physiology, plant physiology, cell physiology, and comparative physiology. Central to physiological functioning are biophysical and biochemical processes, homeostatic control mechanisms, and communication between cells. Physiological state is the condition of normal function. In contrast, ______ state refers to abnormal conditions, including human diseases.

pathological

The Nobel Prize in ______ or Medicine is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for exceptional scientific achievements in physiology related to the field of medicine.

Physiology

Physiology (; from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) 'nature, origin', and -λογία (-logía) 'study of') is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a subdiscipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out chemical and physical functions in a living system. According to the classes of organisms, the field can be divided into medical physiology, animal physiology, plant physiology, cell physiology, and comparative ______.

physiology

Central to physiological functioning are biophysical and biochemical processes, homeostatic control mechanisms, and communication between ______.

<p>cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

Physiological state is the condition of ______ function.

<p>normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

Physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out ______ and physical functions in a living system

<p>chemical</p> Signup and view all the answers

Physiological state is the condition of ______ function

<p>normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for exceptional scientific achievements in physiology related to the field of ______

<p>medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the classes of organisms, the field of physiology can be divided into medical physiology, animal physiology, plant physiology, cell physiology, and ______ physiology

<p>comparative</p> Signup and view all the answers

Central to physiological functioning are biophysical and biochemical processes, homeostatic control mechanisms, and ______ between cells

<p>communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

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