Immune System A
The layer covering your whole body that stops most pathogens from entering your tissues/blood.
Skin
This flushes germs from the eyes
Tears
This traps germs in the nose and throat (besides hair).
What is mucus?
This type of immune cell requires "experience" or exposure in order to be effective..
Memory Cell
The freezing point of water in Fahrenheit..
32 degrees
Hormones that can diffuse through the cell membrane
What are steroid hormones
The watery liquid in the mouth secreted by glands.
Saliva?
The centre of your bones and part of the immune system produces blood cells.
Bone Marrow
Type of medicine usually given to people with a bacterial infection or illness.
Antibiotic
Which type of pathogen is not actually alive, but invades healthy cells to infect you and reproduce
Viruses
The center of an animal cell..
Nucleus
Gland that secretes melatonin
What is Pineal gland
The immune system helps the body fight against these.
Germs, virals, bacteria, pathogens..
The blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of the body.
Red blood cells
These blood cells are protectors and help kill germs and viruses.
What are white blood cells/lymphocytes?
When should you get a vaccine, before or during an infection?
Before you encounter a particular disease
This supplement is a placebo and doesn't actually help when you have a cold
What is Vitamin C
Gland(s) that secrete estrogen
What is ovaries
Medicine that help us fight a viral infection.. (not antibiotic or vaccine)
Antiviral
Name one cell of the immune system we studied with the word "blood" in it
White blood cells
Most types of these are considered bad/pathogens, but some actually help us and live in our digestive system.
Bacteria
Cells that "remember" what a vaccine shows them, so your system is better prepared for its next encounter..
Memory cells
Major gland of the immune system, found on the sternum/mid-chest
Thymus Gland
Either type of immune cell witha "letter" in it.
B or T cell
This is the liquid injected into the bloodstream of humans to help protect against viruses.
Vaccine
HIV is the virus that weakens our immune system over time, and eventually becomes this..
AIDS
It is important to keep your mouth and nose covered while sick as this bodily function can launch pathogens from your body at well over 100 miles per hour..
Sneezing
the best way to boost your immune system
What is reduce stress
Gland(s) that secrete testosterone
What is testes