Module 7 Intro

Module 7—The Digestive and Respiratory Systems

Lesson 4—Science, Technology, and Society

Get Focused

You have probably experienced illnesses that have affected your respiratory or digestive system. Most people have experienced the common cold. In some cases, it may develop into bronchitis, which is an infection in your bronchioles that results in a bad cough and wheezy breathing.

Some people may make themselves sick by smoking, consuming too much alcohol, or having a poor diet. Whether illness is caused by lifestyle choices, genetics, or germs, there are ways to treat disorders so that homeostasis can be maintained by the body. Not all disorders can be fixed by technology alone.

In this lesson you will explore the following essential question:

• How does technology provide solutions or limitations to the treatment of disorders affecting the digestive and respiratory systems?

Module 7: Lesson 4 Assignment 

Your teacher-marked Module 7: Lesson 4 Assignment requires you to submit a response to the following:

• TR 1. Health and the Digestive System: Traditional vs. Western Practices
• TR 2. You Diagnose It

You can access your Module 7: Lesson 4 Assignment. You can print off the assignment or save the download to your computer. Your answers can be saved on this document to your course folder.

You must decide what to do with the questions that are not marked by the teacher.

Remember that these questions provide you with the practice and feedback that you need to successfully complete this course. You should respond to all the questions and place those answers in your course folder.