ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
1.What is physiology? ANS the study of function of the body - how the body parts work
and carry out their life sustaining activities
2.What is pathophysiology? ANS concerns how disease or injury affects physiological
processes
3.What is comparative anatomy? ANS studies the differences and similarities between
invertebrates and vertebrates
4.What has aided the development of pharmaceutical drugs? ANS Comparative
physiology
5.Steps of the Scientific Method ANS Identify problem, Form Hypothesis, Collect Data,
Analyze Data, Form Conclusions
6.What does good physiological research require? ANS - quantifiable measurements
- experimental group and control group
- statistical analysis
- review and publication by a peer-reviewed journal
, ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
7. How does research begin on developing pharmaceuticals? ANS begins by studying
effects of a chemical on cells in vitro (in a culture dish
-then tested on animals
8. How many phases are there in a clinical trial? ANS 4
9. What is an atom? ANS the smallest unit of an element
10. What does an atom contain? ANS protons, neutrons, electrons
11. What does the atomic number represent? ANS number of protons in the nucleus
12. How many electrons can the first orbital hold? ANS 2 electrons
13. How many electrons does each orbital hold? ANS 8
1.What is physiology? ANS the study of function of the body - how the body parts work
and carry out their life sustaining activities
2.What is pathophysiology? ANS concerns how disease or injury affects physiological
processes
3.What is comparative anatomy? ANS studies the differences and similarities between
invertebrates and vertebrates
4.What has aided the development of pharmaceutical drugs? ANS Comparative
physiology
5.Steps of the Scientific Method ANS Identify problem, Form Hypothesis, Collect Data,
Analyze Data, Form Conclusions
6.What does good physiological research require? ANS - quantifiable measurements
- experimental group and control group
- statistical analysis
- review and publication by a peer-reviewed journal
, ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
7. How does research begin on developing pharmaceuticals? ANS begins by studying
effects of a chemical on cells in vitro (in a culture dish
-then tested on animals
8. How many phases are there in a clinical trial? ANS 4
9. What is an atom? ANS the smallest unit of an element
10. What does an atom contain? ANS protons, neutrons, electrons
11. What does the atomic number represent? ANS number of protons in the nucleus
12. How many electrons can the first orbital hold? ANS 2 electrons
13. How many electrons does each orbital hold? ANS 8
