This type of defense is not picky about what kinds of pathogens it will defend against; examples are skin and mucus production.
What is a nonspecific defense?
The structure in the neuron that contains the nucleus
What is the cell body?
An immediate, inborn, involuntary reaction to a stimulus
What is a reflex?
This structure of the eye bends light and focuses an upside-down ima
ge
What is the lens?
This sense works together with taste buds to help us taste our food
What is smell?
These tell macrophages which substances are foreign and need to be attacked
What are antigens?
This carries impulses away from the neuron's cell body
What is the axon?
The largest part of the brain and is responsible for conscious activities
What is the cerebrum?

What is the cornea?
Sound waves vibrate this, a membrane found at the end of your ear canal
What is the eardrum?
Proteins that react to specific antigens found on a pathogen
What are antibodies?
Signals from your brain or spinal cord to muscles and other parts of your body are carried by these
What are motor neurons?
Functions in involuntary motor control
What is the cerebellum?
Contains receptors that are sensitive to light

What is the retina?
Your semicircular canals help you maintain this
What is your balance?
Both a vaccine and memory T cells and B cells from a previous infection give you this type of immunity
What is active immunity?
The gap between the axon and the dendrite of two nearby neurons
What is a synapse?
Relays impulses between the brain and the rest of the body and is protected by the vertebral column
What is the spinal cord?

What is the iris?
The snail-shaped structure within the ear that initiates the nerve impulse from the ear to the brain
What is the cochlea?
Antibodies are produced by these
What are B cells?
What are neurotransmitters (special chemicals)?
Helps control breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure
What is the brain stem?
Carries impulses from the receptors to the brain

What is the optic nerve?
Neurons in your skin that are each able to respond to different stimuli
What are sensory receptors?