Stay Well, My Friend!!
What is the difference between active immunity and passive immunity?
Active immunity - your body has to actively build antibodies.
Passive immunity - antibodies are given with no work needed by your body (breast milk, gamma globulin shot, antivenom / immune serum)
Where are my popliteal nodes located?
at the knee
This organ removes old or damaged red blood cells, it holds a reserve of blood in case of emergency, and removes impurities (filters)
Checking your blood pressure
Complex nutrients are broken down into smaller, more usable components via ______________.
Catabolism
Redness, swelling, and heat
Where would I find my inguinal nodes?
In the groin area
What is orthopnea?
Difficulty breathing that is releived by sitting upright.
Where are my ureters?
between the kidneys and the bladder.
Most nutrients are absorbed here __________.
This system is helps to:
manage fluid balance, filter the blood from bacteria and carcinogens, and is also involved in the absorption of digested fats.
Lymphatic System
Where are my mesenteric nodes?
In the abdominal cavity, in a membrane that attaches the intestine to the abdominal wall.
What is "tidal volume"?
The amount of air that is moved into or out of the lungs in quiet respiration.
What does the skin eliminate?
Water
Salts
Nitrogenous waste
Foods are measured by their ability to raise blood glucose levels. The term used to describe this capacity is ___________ effect.
Glycemic
If it is cold, your body will try to adjust with ________________ of the superficial blood vessels. If it is hot,, your body will try to adjust with ____________ of the superficial blood vessels.
Constriction
Dilation
the hypothalamus
This organ stores glycogen. It is also an accessory organ to digestion.
The Liver
How is most of the nitrogenous waste urea eliminated?
via the urine
The unit used to measure the metabolic rate is___________.
kilocalories
A circulating protein that binds to a specific antigen to fight and protect our body is a(n) _____________.
antibody
What is the name of the mineral found in hemoglobin?
Iron
This organ secretes glucagon and also secretes some digestive enzymes.
The pancreas
This yellowish pigment is made during the breakdown of red blood cells.
bilirubin
Attached to my cecum is my ________________... Unless it has been surgically removed.
variform appendix