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What is the primary focus of physiology?

  • Investigating the structure of living organisms
  • Studying the origin of living systems
  • Analyzing the genetic composition of living organisms
  • Exploring the functions and mechanisms in a living system (correct)

Which field can be considered a subdiscipline of physiology?

  • Comparative physiology (correct)
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Genetics

What is central to physiological functioning?

  • Chemical reactions
  • Biophysical and biochemical processes (correct)
  • Genetic mutations
  • Structural abnormalities

What does a pathological state refer to?

<p>Abnormal conditions, including human diseases (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For what is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded?

<p>Exceptional scientific achievements in physiology related to the field of medicine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the physiological state?

<p>The condition of normal function (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of the structure and organization of living organisms?

<p>Anatomy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline provides the foundation for understanding cellular and molecular processes essential to the functioning of organisms?

<p>Biochemistry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of the physical properties of living organisms and their interactions with their environment?

<p>Biophysics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which subdiscipline is concerned with the functioning of plants?

<p>Plant physiology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of heredity and the variation of traits within and between populations?

<p>Genetics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline focuses on the functions and mechanisms of living organisms at all levels?

<p>Physiology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which subdiscipline is concerned with cell division, cell signaling, cell growth, and cell metabolism?

<p>Cell physiology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of applied physiology?

<p>Medical physiology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline is concerned with the chemical processes and substances that occur within living organisms?

<p>Biochemistry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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