Why Study HSB - CSEC

Why Study HSB - CSEC

by Kerwin Alexander

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Human and Social Biology Covers:

• The human body

• Food

• Clothing

• Housing

​What is HSB?

• ​Human and Social Biology is concerned with the study of the structure and functioning of the human body as well as the application of biological principles and knowledge to solve the problems of living together. This includes together with animals, plants, and the wider environment in various habitats.

​What is a anatomy?

Anatomy means the structure of the body and physiology - which means how the body works

​What is a habitat?

• A habitat is a part of the environment where organisms live for example the seashore or rainforest.

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• A habitat is the natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism.

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Which of the following describes anatomy?

• How the body works

• The structure of the body

• The study of the structure and functioning of the human body, the application of biological principles that solve problems of living together.

• The natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism.

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What is HSB?

• How the body works

• The structure of the body

• The study of the structure and functioning of the human body, the application of biological principles that solve problems of living together.

• The natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism.

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What is a habitat?

• How the body works

• The structure of the body

• The study of the structure and functioning of the human body, the application of biological principles that solve problems of living together.

• The natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organisms.

Humans as social animals

Humans behave socially by:

1. ​Living together as a family

2. ​Caring for the young

3. ​Working together with others

4. ​Conservation of the environment or preventing pollution

5. ​Conserving and caring for plants and animal

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Which is NOT an important way that humans behave socially?

• Conserving and caring for plants and animal

• Killing each other for survival

• Caring for their young

• Working together and with family

Social problems

These include:

1. ​Diseases

2. ​Poverty

3. ​Pollution

4. ​Population growth

Problems of disease

These include:

• ​Diseases - any change from normal health

• ​Deficiency disease - caused by lack of right kind of food

• ​Infectious disease - passed on from one person to another, typically by a microscopic organism

• ​Lifestyle disease - a medical condition/disorder associated with the way in which a person lives, such as heart disease or obesity.

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What is an infectious disease?

• Any change from normal health

• A disease caused by lack of right kind of food

• ​A medical condition associated with the way in which a person lives

• A disease passed on from one person to another

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What is a lifestyle disease?

• Any change from normal health

• A disease caused by lack of right kind of food

• ​A medical condition associated with the way in which a person lives

• A disease passed on from one person to another

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What is a deficiency disease?

• Any change from normal health

• A disease caused by lack of right kind of food

• ​A medical condition associated with the way in which a person lives

• A disease passed on from one person to another

Food Supply and Starvation

Many factors come into play here:

• ​Inefficient farming processes

• ​Poor distribution of food products

• ​Some experts posit the solution of GM foods- these are genetically modified crops whose hereditary materials are artificially altered to increase crop yield and quality.

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Artificially altering the heredity material of crops to increase yield and quality

• Comorbidity

• GMO

• Transhumanism

• Efficient production

Population growth, Pollution and Housing

Conservation

• This means preserving of the environment to prevent the destruction of natural resources.

Pollution

• The introduction of harmful materials into the environment

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Combustion

• Burning of fuels by industry and transport such as cars and planes

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What is the name given to the preserving of a habitat in its natural state?

• Pollution

• Egestion

• Combustion

• Conservation

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The burning of fuel in industry or transport, etc.

• Pollution

• Egestion

• Combustion

• Conservation

Problems of human behaviour

• A major problem in modern society is human behavior.

• ​Humans pollute, bring on their own lifestyle diseases, spread infectious ones, etc.

• ​Malnutrition - inadequate diet

• ​Poor sanitation

• ​Unsafe drinking water

• ​HIV AIDS

• ​Malaria

Major aim of this HSB course:

• To educate and inform and inspire social biologists to make and advocate for the changes required for sustainable existence

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What defines the study of organisms?

• Biology

• Human Biology

• Social biology

• Anatomy

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Which best describes the study of human and social biology?

• The human body and how humans affect each other, other organisms, and the environment

• The anatomy and physiology of the human body to understand how humans survive

• The effects of diseases, population growth, and pollution on human societies

• The structure and functions of human societies and their effects on the environment

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Physiology is the study of

• The external structure of organisms

• The internal structure of organisms

• The environment and the balance between humans and other organisms

• The processes to explain how organisms function

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A person who lacks vitamin C in the diet suffers from

• A deficiency disease

• An infectious disease

• Social deprivation

• Starvation

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Which body fluid will contain most of the AIDS infectious virus?

• blood

• saliva

• semen

• urine

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What is the best preventative measure to reduce disease incidence?

• Isolate patients with infectious diseases

• Provide AIDS patients with drugs

• Reset broken bones with a splint

• Ingest painkillers to reduce the pain