Nervous System
Feeling anxious? This type of tissue makes up the bulk of the nervous system.
What is nervous tissue?
This first set of immune defenses is always active and includes barriers like the skin.
What is the innate immune system?
Om nom nom! This is the term for bringing food into the body via eating and drinking.
What is ingestion?
I'm signalling here! This is the term for a body structure that secretes subtances into the blood or external environment.
What are glands?
Take a nice, deep breath. This is the main muscle responsible for letting you do that.
What is the diaphragm?
What is the peripheral nervous system?
These cells in the adaptive immune system both fight off pathogens and alert the adaptive immune system when they travel to the lymph nodes.
What are macrophages/anitgen presenting cells?
Don't let the size fool you! This is the longest portion of the digestive system and the main site of nutrient absorption.
What is the small intestine?
AAAAAAAAAAA I have a test tomorrow and I'm panicking. This gland is probably responsible for my heart racing and my blood pressure increasing as I fear for my life because I didn't study.
What are the adrenal glands?
Pass the genes, please. These structures are responsible for producing sperm cells as well as producing the male hormones.
What are the testes?
This portion of the brain is responsible for essential functions like breathing and heart rate.
What is the brain stem/medulla?
What are helper T cells?
The churning of food in the stomach helps break down large food particles. This is an example of this type of digestion.
What is mechanical digestion?
Yeah, I'm kind of a big deal. This is sometimes called the master gland because it regulates the functions of the rest of the endocrine system.
What is the pituitary gland?
You shall not pass! These are the structures in the lymphatic system that act as guard posts to detect pathogens.
What are lymph nodes?
Did I do that? This is the term for an autonomous reaction performed without the brain's input.
What is a reflex?
Oh I'm...not exactly an up-close-and-personal type...these immune cells fight pathogens at a distance by secreting antibodies.
What are B cells?
The gall of it! This compound produced by the liver helps break down food in the small intestine.
What is bile?
Although not technically a gland, this part of the brain is important for endocrine function because it connects the nervous and endocrine systems.
What is the hypothalamus?
What is meiosis?
Can you hear me now? This is the term for the junction between neurons where information is transferred in chemical form.
What is a synapse?
I've met this guy before! This is the term for the immune system's ability to more quickly detect and fight off pathogens after the first encounter with them.
What is immunological memory?
I don't feel so good...failure of this organ might result in malapsorption of fats and elevated levels of lipase in the blood.
What is the pancreas?
This compound that regulates the fight or flight response is named for the location of the adrenal glands relative to the kidneys.
What is epinephrine?
Did you see that? This part of the brain is responsible for processing sensory information like vision.
What is the cerebrum/occipital lobe?