Organs of the Immune System
True or False: The Immune System has one main organ
False: The Immune System has an entire network of vessels, nodes, and two different organs: The Spleen and the Thymus
What is one of the two main parts of the immune system?
The Adaptive or Innate Immune System
What is one cell that is in the Innate Immune System?
The Neutrophil or the Macrophage
What is one of the functions of the Spleen?
The Spleen holds extra blood and filters old blood and dead red blood cells out of the bloodstream.
What part of the Immune System is the skin and mucous membranes a part of?
The Innate Immune system - As the skin and the mucous membranes are a part of the first line of defense, it is part of the innate since it is non-specific.
Which cells name literally means 'big eater'
What is another name of the murder university of the immune system?
The thymus - The thymus filters out immune cells that are created who want to kill your own healthy tissue. It is so particular about this that only 2% of the 98% that enter leave due to the fact that the thymus orders the rogue cell to kill itself.
Which part of the immune system only can utilize the blood and lymph?
Actually, both can. It would be very stupid if the parts of the immune system were only able to use the blood vessels because the immune cells would have to push past all of the red blood cells. Using the lymph, they can head straight to the place they have to go.
What cell can crank out 2,000 antibodies in one second? This is at the height of their production after just being woken up by a T Cell.
A B Cell, the mini targeted missile producers.
What cells are so passionate about killing that they continue to fight after they spew out their insides?
The Neutrophil - These cells have the ability to burst themselves open and throw out their DNA, creating a sticky and poisonous NET. The N stands for Neutrophils, the E stands for extracellular, and the T stands for traps.
What cell is the intelligence officer of the immune system? Hint: It uses tentacles like an octopus
The Dendritic Cell