Aim: 

To analyze the level of prior knowledge of the students enrolled in the signature of Physiology, as well as what would be their future professional preferences.

Methods: 

Students enrolled in the signature of Animal Physiology (7T + 3C) of the third year of the Biology degree from University of Extremadura, and the school year 2007-2008 with an mean age of 21 2 years, n=34. That group was asked by questionnaire on their previous knowledge in this topic, as well as their preference in different professional fields.

Results: 

The most significant results revealed that these students correctly answered 50% of the knowledge issues related in the discipline of Physiology. Regarding the professional preference chosen by these students, we can indicate that the majority of them, a 73.50% chose the research area, 46% the health area and 23% the teaching area.

Conclusion: 

Each student enters the signature with a previous basic knowledge sufficient in Physiology, being the higher preference the research area and the lower, the teaching area.