Immune System
A physical barrier in the 1st line of defence
Skin, mucous, tears
The specialized cell of the nervous system is called a...
neuron
Define the term Hormone
A Chemical Message that travels through blood
Which system can make quicker changes in the body?
nervous
What is the purpose of the immune system?
To keep us from getting sick/fight pathogens
Name the 3 kinds of neurons in the nervous system.
sensory, interneuron, and motor
What is the name of the organ where insulin and glucagon are made?
pancreas
The primary goal of both body systems is to achieve what?
What type of cell can kill pathogens in the 2nd line of defence?
White Blood Cells - Phagocytes
The central nervous system is made up of which two parts?
brain and spinal cord
glucagon
What does each system make in order to communicate throughout the body?
hormones and electrical signals
When the immune system overreacts to a normal substance like pollen, it is called an...
allergy
A change in the environment that causes a reaction in the nervous system (touching something hot, sharp, fluffy, etc.)
to keep the body's hormone levels stable
Which substances are found on cell surfaces and respond to nerve and hormone signals?
receptors
What is the effect of introducing a dead or weakened virus to your immune system via a vaccine?
To build a response for future infection to fight it faster
Describe the stimulus response model
stimulus - receptor - sensory neuron - CNS/Inter neuron - Motor neuron - effector - response
A hormone which may increase a patients breathing rate.
Adrenaline - progresterone + epinephrine
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