Organs
T/F The skin apart of the immunity system
True
The best way to keep one's immunity system healthy is to eat many ________ and ________
Vitamins and Minerals
What disease causes airways to swell to environmental triggers?
Asthma
What do antibodies get released by
Antigens
What is bone marrow sometimes referred to as?
Blood cell factory
What are one kind of minerals or vitamins that are in healthy foods?
Iron, zinc, selenium, copper, folate, and vitamins A, B6, C, D, and E.
What does HIV do?
It is a virus that attacks white blood cells that identify pathogens in the body.
T/F Antigen is what protects the body and Antibody is what harms the body.
FALSE
What filters harmful substances?
Lymph Nodes
Why is it best to avoid overnutrition?
It may cause weight gain and possible immune disorders.
What are the effects of leukemia?
Fatigue and weakness
What carefully oxygen to cells?
Erythrocytes
Lymphatic Vessels protect and provide travel for what?
Antigens
What 1 animal contains "Omega 3" which is healthy for the immune system?
Fish
T/F Type 1 diabetes is a disease that attacks bone marrow
FALSE
Bone marrow and spleen release what?
B-cells
Name all 6 listed things inside the immune system.
Thymus
Bone marrow
Lymph nodes
Skin
Vessels
Spleen
What exercises have been proven to reduce the risk of dying from the flu and pneumonia?
Aerobic and muscle-strengthening
What is the disease called that makes the immune system attack the protective sheath around the spinal cord?
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
What is the body's way of removing harmful cells?
Apoptosis or Cell suicide