Ailments
Autoimmune and Immunodeficient
What are the two types of ailments that affect the Immune System?
A cancer that causes your plasma cells not to function properly.
What is Multiple Myeloma?
Platelets, Natural Cell Killer, Lymph Nodes, Thymus, Adenoids, Tonsil, Spleen, Bone Marrow, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Apendix.
What are the parts of the Immune System?
Cells act as the main defence from infections in the bloodstream.
What are White Blood Cells?
When your Immune System gets confused and attacks itself.
What are Autoimmune Disease?
When your body starts to destroy the pancreas, the place that produces insulin.
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
Cells that look out for infections in the bloodstream.
What are Red Blood Cells?
Coordinates an adaptive response to diseases by constantly monitoring the surface of cells for any change.
What does the Thymus do?
When your Immune System doesn't work the way it's supposed to.
What is Immunodefitency?
Even though there is no permanent treatment, you can take insulin to balace your system.
How can you treat Type 1 Diabetes?
Produce special antibodies that have various functions to protect the body from infection and disease.
What do Plasma Cells do?
Is in charge of producing red and white blood cells and plasma cells.
What does Bone Marrow do?
Type 1 Diabetes, Arthritis, and Graves Diseases.
What are examples of Autoimmune Diseases?
Genetics, obesity, and enviromental factors.
What are the factors that people belive lead to the increased chance of getting Multiple Myeloma?
Filter lymphatic fluid and defends the body from diseases and infections.
What do Lymph Nodes do?
Stores many immune cells and acts as a filter for the bloodstream.
What does the Spleen do?
When you are born with an ailment affecting your Immune System.
What is Primary Immunodefitency?
Can cause the thinning of bones due to infected Plasma Cells getting into your Bone Marrow.
How can Multiple Myeloma affect other organ systems?
Two round fleshy organs at the back of your throat that filter out germs that enter through your mouth or nose.
What are tonsils?
The organ that prevents germs from getting into your body.
What does skin do?