Know Your Enemy
the organ that prepares lymphocytes to fight pathogens
What is the thymus?
managing what belongs to someone else as a caretaker
What is stewarding?
a group of cells working together to perform a single function for the body
What is tissue?
carbohydrates that help clean out the digestive tract are called this
What is fiber?
the system in which the main organs are the lungs
What is the respiratory system?
white blood cells that produce antibodies
What are lymphocytes?
the process of physical changes during adolescence
What is puberty?
the part of the brain that helps coordinate emotions
What is the limbic system?
the disease that causes extra sugar to collect in the blood
What is diabetes mellitus?
the system that coordinates and controls all activities of the body
What is the nervous system?
the blood part that defends the body against diseases
What are white blood cells?
the study of the structure and the parts of the body
What is anatomy?
the organ that prepares lymphocytes to fight pathogens
What is the thymus?
What is the bladder?
the system that covers and protects the body
What is the integumentary system?
a microorganism that can cause disease; another name for germ
What is a pathogen?
the largest organ inside the body which filters blood
What is the liver?
the special molecule that carries oxygen in the blood
What is hemoglobin?
how much a serving of food contributes to a nutrient's needed daily amount is the percent of this
What is Daily Value?
the system that defends the body against pathogens
What is the immune system?
The vitamin that helps the body resist and fight infection
What is vitamin C?
diseases that last only a short time
What are acute?
the part of the brain that controls balance and coordination of voluntary muscles
What is the cerebellum?
the macronutrients that provide material for body growth and repair
What are proteins?
the system that removes waste and regulates the amount of water in the body
What is the urinary system?