Unit 11 test terms Flashcards
Pancreas
Creates natural juices
Endocrine system
Regulates growth
Diabetes
Inbalance of glucose
Circulatory system
Regulates blood flow through the body
Large intestine
Absorbs water from the indigestible remains of food
Gall bladder
Stores and releases excess bile
Infectious disease
Caused by Pathogens attacking cells
Infectious disease are spread by
Air, water, food, contact, coughing sneezing
Bodies non-specific defense against pathogens
Mucus, tears, sweat
Liver
Breaks down food and water into nutrients and metabolizes drugs
B-memory cell
When you are infected with a small amount of a cell and fights it off, it becomes easier to fight off larger infections
Inflammation causes
Pain, (temperature rising), swelling
Appendix
Repopulates to the gut by storing good bacteria
Pathogens produce
Antibodies to protect against pathogens
T-cells
help protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer after b-cells