Change Guide 6
This guide tracks human life stages from reproduction to end of life.
Video Overview
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Change Guide Contents
Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and submitting your two journal pages.
Guide 6 Change Objectives
This guide’s quiz has four questions; one matching each objective.
Life Stages
Describe male and female reproductive structures, including what they produce and factors that can cause infertility; list key stages of development after fertilization and impacts on a woman’s body during pregnancy; and provide characteristics of a newborn, including structures and behaviors.
Aging
Describe physical changes that occur during puberty, as well as menopause and andropause; indicate how aging impacts organs within a variety of organ systems and explain how aging is more than just organ health; and provide global perspective on end-of-life conditions for older adults.
Non-Infectious Diseases
Provide examples of non-infectious and infectious diseases including the global conditions that increase the risk of disease occurrence; list the steps required for a “normal” cell to become a cancer cell and explain the difference between a benign and malignant tumor; and outline how hormones regulate blood sugar, explaining the relationship of blood sugar to type I, type II, and gestational diabetes.
Parasites & Pathogens
Describe different types of intestinal worms, including how they enter the human body and their impact on human hosts; list examples of arthropod vector species, and the diseases they transmit to humans; and provide examples of diseases caused by fungi, protists, bacteria, and viruses.
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