2006-06-14 14:06:28 · 6 answers · asked by eina 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
excellent question! im dying to know the answer myself!
i had to take it for majoring in speech-language pathology. dont deal with much chemistry when doing therapy in the schools...
2006-06-14 14:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by truckturner 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on exactly what you're planning on doing in the health sciences; if you're planning to be a doctor or nurse, you mainly want to know a little chemistry so you've a basic idea of how drugs work, how to compute molarities (and thus generate solutions), et cetera. If you don't know how they work, you basically don't understand what you're doing, or how to fix problems if something goes unexpectedly.
If you're planning to go into research, even if you're not planning on working out protocols yourself (in which case chemistry would be essential), a knowledge of fairly complicated chemistry is useful for troubleshooting experiments.
- James W
2006-06-14 14:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by James W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very significant and critical in allied health profession. The human anatomy is chemistry by itself. You need to know when there is a chemical imbalance in the body, and what pharmaceutical agent to use (again, this requires chemistry) to treat specific imbalances.
2006-06-14 14:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by blucille2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to know all of the basic sciences that you learn in undergrad... bio, chem, o-chem, physics... so that you can pass exams and get good scores compared to others competing for your spot in your grad/med/dental/pharm/whatever... school. Then you will re-learn some more science when you get there and get tested on it again. It is a weeding out process.
A sound understanding of basic science is crucial for anyone interested in health sciences.
2006-06-14 14:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the human body is a giant collection of chemical reactions. Even speech pathology involves chemistry (how do you think thoughts get translated into speech?).
2006-06-14 20:19:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think about it: If you are dispensing medication don't you think that is chemistry????? Or even anything close to dispensing medication like knowing what is X-rays doing to the body and such. Gee, i don't even understand why you need to ask this.
2006-06-14 14:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by soniaatcalifornia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋