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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?

Abnormal conditions, including human diseases Signup and view all the answers

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

Exceptional scientific achievements in physiology related to the field of medicine Signup and view all the answers

What is the physiological state?

The condition of normal function Signup and view all the answers

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

Anatomy Signup and view all the answers

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

Biochemistry Signup and view all the answers

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

Biophysics Signup and view all the answers

Which subdiscipline is concerned with the functioning of plants?

Plant physiology Signup and view all the answers

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

Genetics Signup and view all the answers

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

Physiology Signup and view all the answers

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

Cell physiology Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of applied physiology?

Medical physiology Signup and view all the answers

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