The Endocrine and Immune System
Immune System:
The immune system's job is fight off invaders that have entered your body, whether they may be a virus, bacteria and so forth.
- The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body.
- The cells involved are white blood cells.
Key Organs:
- Tonsils
- Spleen
- Appendix
- Adenoids,
- Bone Marrow
- Lymph Nodes
White Blood Cells:
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system.
Fun Facts:
- Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system.
- White blood cells are part of the germ-fighting immune system.
- white blood cells rush to the area to fight the foreign bacteria.
Endocrine System:
Endocrine's function of common glands.
Endocrine system influences every cell, organ, and functions of our body. It mostly regulates mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, and reproductive processes.
Endocrine system influences every cell, organ, and functions of our body. It mostly regulates mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, and reproductive processes.
Function of Glands
- thalamus- It serves as a relay station for impulses traveling to and from the spinal cord, brain stem, cerebellum and cerebrum.
- thyroid- The thyroid secretes several hormones.
- pituitary- is a small endocrine organ that controls a multitude of important functions in the body.
- adrenaline- These synthesize and secrete catecholamines.
- hypothalamus- monitors water concentration, hormone concentrations and body temperature.
Location of Glands
- thalamus- buried under the cerebral cortex
- thyroid- is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits low on the front of the neck.
- pituitary- located in the middle of the base of the brain
- adrenaline- immediately anterior to the kidneys
- hypothalamus- is located below the thalamus
Fun Facts:
- The immune system is our body's defense mechanism of protecting itself from various internal and external opportunistic pathogens.
- The foundations of the endocrine system are the hormones and glands.