immunology
white blood cells; "soldiers" of the immune system
what are luekocytes?
study of diseases
what is pathology?
disease in the womb and are present at birth
what is congential disease?
hardening of the arteries
what is arteriosclerosis?
body's largest lymph organ
what is the spleen?
severe, but lasts only a short time
what is an acute disease?
disease caused by a malfunction in the endocrine system
what is a hormonal disease?
heart muscle is starved of blood
what is angina pectoris?
organisms that cause disease
what is a pathogen?
lasts a long time
what is a chronic disease?
disease caused by a malfunction in the immune system
what is an immunological disease?
condition of the heart where the heart ceases to beat and instead quivers randomly
what is ventricular fibrillation?
"trains" immature t cells after being produced in the bone marrow
what is the thymus?
immunity from circulating antibodies or memory cells in your bloodcells
what is aquired immunity?
cancer cells that result from mutations in the cells in the lining of the inner body
what are carcinomas?
swelling of the brain
what is meningitis?
tissue fluid after entering the lymph capillaries
what is lymph?
bacteria that obtain their oxygen through the food they eat
what is anaerobic diseases?
person is preoccupied with the idea that they have a disease
what is a hypochondriac?
blood to the brain ceases
what is cerebrovascular accident?