TEST BANK FOR HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, 13TH EDITION: FOX

1 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Physiology A. emphasizes cause-and-effect mechanisms. B. includes the fields of chemistry and psychology. C. ignores the scientific method. D. ultimately strives to understand the structures of individual cells. 2. The study of how disease or injury alters physiological processes is termed A. comparative physiology. B. the scientific method. C. pathophysiology. D. anatomy. 3. The study of disease processes aids in the understanding of normal functions. True False 4. The study of comparative physiology has aided in the development of pharmaceutical drugs for humans True False 5. The scientific method is only concerned with experimentation. True False 6. Scientific theories are based on a single hypothesis. True False 7. The first step in the scientific method involves the formation of a(n) A. theory. B. law. C. experiment. D. hypothesis. 8. Phase IV clinical drug trials involve testing a drug only on the specific human population who have the condition that the drug is intended to treat. True False 9. ____________ trials maximize the number of test participants and include human participants of both sexes, different ethnic groups, and those who have health problems besides the one that the drug is designed to treat. A. Phase I clinical B. Phase II clinical C. Phase III clinical D. Phase IV clinical 10. Which of the following is NOT part of a phase I clinical trial? A. testing on the target human population B. testing how the drug is metabolized C. testing how rapidly the drug is removed from the body D. testing the most effective administration of the drug