Module 7 Intro

Module 7—The Digestive and Respiratory Systems

Reflect and Connect

What made you feel better when you were sick? Was it the medicine, good food, or rest? Sometimes medicine can’t fix everything that makes people ill—there are limits to how far medical technology can go in making people healthy 100% of the time.

Sometimes you have to change your lifestyle in order to feel healthier. Someone diagnosed with emphysema will have to quite smoking. Another person with cirrhosis may have to stop drinking alcohol.

Discuss

Answer one of the following questions:

Do you think that traditional remedies have value? Does part of your health-care regime include aspects of traditional medicine? If so, why? If not, would you consider it? Create a response to these questions, and post them in the discussion area. Read other responses. Are they similar to yours? Why would some responses be different?

OR

What responsibility should health care and research have for diseases caused by lifestyle choices? Create a response to this question, and post it in the discussion area. Read other responses. Are they similar to yours? Why would some responses be different?

Reflect on the Big Picture

What does a respiratory or digestive disorder do to create havoc with your body’s ”banking” system? Complete your bank analogy by discussing disorders compared to a healthy system.

Module 7: Lesson 4 Assignment

Remember to submit the Assignment answers to your teacher as part of your  Module 7: Lesson 4 Assignment.