Course Standards

2025-2026 Academic Year

HL19 Biomedical Technology II

Course Type: Adopted

Standard/Objective NumberStandard/ObjectiveCourse WeightRBT Designation
1.00Exploring Bioethics18%-
1.01Bioethics Concepts--
1.02Balancing Individual and Community Claims--
1.03Organ Transplantation--
1.04Genetic Testing--
1.05Human Experimentation--
2.00Using Technology to Study Cellular and Molecular Biology15%-
2.01What is technology?--
2.02Resolving Issues--
2.03Putting Technology to Work--
2.04Technology: How Much is Enough?--
3.00Human Genetic Variation17%-
3.01Alike, But Not the Same--
3.02The Meaning of Genetic Variation--
3.03Molecular Medicine Comes of Age--
3.04Are You Susceptible?--
3.05Making Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty--
4.00Understand the Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction17%-
4.01The Brain: What’s Going on in There?--
4.02Neurons, Brain Chemistry, and Neurotransmission--
4.03Drugs Change the Way Neurons Communicate--
4.04Drug Abuse and Addiction--
4.05Drug Addiction is a Disease, So What Do We Do About It?--
5.00Understand Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythms15%-
5.01Introduction--
5.02Misconceptions About Sleep--
5.03Major Concepts Related to the Biology of Sleep--
5.04Sleep Disorders--
6.00Understand Evolution and Medicine18%-
6.01Information about Evolution and Medicine--
6.02Investigating Lactose Intolerance and Evolution--
6.03Evolutionary Process and Patterns Inform Medicine--
6.04Using Evolution to Understand Influenza--
6.05Evaluating Evolutionary Explanations--