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Non-infectious Disease

Homeostasis, causes of non-infectious disease, epidemiology, prevention, technologies, checkpoint quizzes and a cumulative module summary quiz.

21lessons
5quizzes
5–7hrs study
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1
Homeostasis: How the Body Detects and Corrects Change
2
Temperature Regulation: Keeping Body Temperature in Range
3
Glucose Regulation: Insulin, Glucagon and Negative Feedback
4
Water Balance: ADH, Aldosterone and the Kidney
5
Plant Water Balance: Stomata, ABA and Xerophytes
Q1
Checkpoint Quiz 1, Homeostasis
6
What Causes Non-infectious Disease?
7
Genetic Disease: From Gene Change to Body Effect
8
Environmental Exposure and Disease
9
Nutritional Disease: When Nutrient Balance Affects Body Function
10
Cancer: When Cell-cycle Control Fails
11
Non-infectious Disease: Retrieval and Case Practice
Q2
Checkpoint Quiz 2, Causes and Effects
12
Epidemiology: Measuring Disease Patterns
13
Evaluating Epidemiological Study Methods
14
Treating One Non-infectious Disease: Type 2 Diabetes
15
Benefits of Epidemiological Studies
16
Prevention Campaigns for Non-infectious Disease
17
Genetic Prevention: Screening and Engineering
Q3
Checkpoint Quiz 3, Epidemiology and Prevention
18
Hearing Loss and Assistive Technologies
19
Visual Disorders and Assistive Technologies
20
Kidney Loss, Dialysis and Transplantation
21
Module 8 Mastery: Integrated Case Practice
Q4
Checkpoint Quiz 4, Technologies and Module Mastery
MQ
Module Summary Quiz, Non-infectious Disease and Disorders

Module Snapshot

21lessons
4checkpoints + module quiz
105MC questions
5–7hstudy time

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An A3 concept map of this module — its inquiry questions and content dot points on one sheet. A revision aid, not a complete reproduction of the syllabus.

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Year 12 syllabus checklist (A3, 2 sheets)