Overall Expectations
E1.
  analyse the relationships between 
changing societal needs, technological advances, and our understanding of 
internal systems of  humans;
E2.
  investigate, through laboratory 
inquiry or computer simulation, the functional responses of the respiratory and 
circulatory systems of animals, and the  relationships between their 
respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems;
E3.
  demonstrate an 
understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, and describe disorders of the 
respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems.


Specific Expectations
E1.1
  evaluate the 
importance of various technologies, including Canadian contributions, to our 
understanding of internal body systems (e.g., endoscopes can be used to locate, 
diagnose, and surgically remove digestive system tumours; lasers can be used 
during surgery to destroy lung tumours; nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR] imaging 
can be used to diagnose injuries and cardiovascular disorders, such as 
aneurysms) [AI, C]
E2.2
  perform a laboratory or 
computer-simulated dissection of a representative animal, or use a mounted 
anatomical model, to analyse the relationships between the respiratory, 
circulatory, and digestive systems[PR,AI]
E3.2
explain the 
anatomy of the digestive system and the importance of digestion in providing 
nutrients needed for energy and growth
  (e.g., the body’s mechanical and 
chemical processes digest food, which provide the proteins needed to build 
muscle, and the fibre, water, vitamins, and minerals needed to regulate body 
processes)
E3.4
  describe some disorders related to the respiratory, 
digestive, and circulatory systems (e.g., asthma, emphysema, ulcers, colitis, 
cardiac 
arrest, arteriosclerosis