Core Concepts
These 14 fundamental ideas are the framework for understanding physiology.
What are the core concepts?
The study of how the body works
What is physiology?
The amount of bones in an adult human body
What is 206?
Founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, this religious order went on to found Da U.
What is the Society of Jesus(jesuit)
The current Physiology Program Director
Who is Dr. Terrance Sweeney?
Genetic change within a population over time. Three mechanisms drive this change: variation (gene mutation), inheritance, and selection.
What is evolution?
The average blood pressure for an adult
What is 120/80
The only marsupial in north america
What is the opossum?
The faculty union that is currently on strike
What is the Faculty Affairs Council?
Dr. Sweeney's favorite sport
What is mountain biking?
All cells arise from other cells and thus, have the same DNA as their parent cell.
What is Cell theory?
A rapid, temporary change in the electrical potential across a cell membrane that allows neurons and muscle cells to transmit signals.
What is an action potential?
The lowest point in the US
What is Death Valley?
This famous course, which took place in the mountains of Arizona, is no longer offered because of funding and motherhood
What is BIOL 395, aka Extreme Physiology?
The construction material that the cardiovascular model, and ADD have in common.
What are party balloons?
This core concept is the one most commonly used when discussing cardiovascular physiology.
What are flow down gradients?
A sustained muscle contraction that occurs when action potentials fire at a high frequency
What is tetanus?
Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name
The University of Scranton men's club rugby team
Who are the Scranton Norsemen?
Dr. Sweeney did the majority of his early research using this particular animal model.
What are hamster testicles and uteri?
If you don't want to make Dr. Sweeney angry you'd better not compare this core concept with equilibrium.
What is Homeostasis?
This Famous diagram is used to teach students to illustrate the coordinated variation of multiple key cardiac parameters over the duration of the cardiac cycle
What is the wigger's diagram?
the name the name for three consecutive strikes in bowling
What is a turkey?
Father Marina's dog's full name
Who is Sr. Mary Grace Lasagna?
Dr. Sweeney got his B.A. from this college
What is Colgate?