Non-infectious Disease and Disorders

1

Homeostasis and the Internal Environment

Keeping the inside steady while the outside changes

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2

Negative Feedback

The self-correcting loop that keeps you stable

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3

Thermoregulation

How organisms control body temperature

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4

Osmoregulation and the Kidney

Balancing water and salts

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5

Nervous and Endocrine Coordination

Two systems that keep the body balanced

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6

Plant Responses and Regulation

How plants respond to their environment

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7

Causes of Non-infectious Disease

Genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors

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8

Nutritional Diseases

When diet causes disease

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9

Cancer

When cell division goes out of control

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10

Cardiovascular Disease

When the heart and blood vessels fail

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11

Epidemiology of Non-infectious Disease

Finding patterns and causes in populations

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12

Preventing Non-infectious Disease

Education, programs and healthy environments

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13

Technologies for Hearing and Vision

Restoring the senses

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14

Kidney Disease and Dialysis

Technology that replaces an organ’s job

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