immune+system


 * Major Organs: The major organs of the immune system is the heart, kidney, and spleen. **

**Functions: The main function or purpose of the immune system is to protect the body from infection and illness. It also is a healing response to trauma.**

**Inflammatory Response- a response that lets your body know that it is fighting and infection or illness. Symptoms include redness, heat, swelling, and pain.Events that suppress infection and speed recovery.**

**Temperature Response- Fever;The body begins to fight against pathogens(disease-causing agent), body temperature begins to rise above normal temperature (98.6 degrees F).**


 * interrelationships: **
 * ** integ system- the bodies first line of defense. it is related to the immune system because skin protects the body so the immune system doesn't have to do as much work. **
 * ** circulatory system- blood vessels; it consists of the blood vessels and heart and is amajorpathway used by immune cells to travel through the body **


 * Three types of white blood cells: **
 * ** Granulocytes- a white blood cell with secretory granules in its cytoplasm **
 * ** Monocytes- A large phagocytic white blood cell with a simple oval nucleus and clear, grayish cytoplasm. **
 * ** Macrophages- A large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, esp. at sites of infection. **

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**This wiki presentation was made by Nicole Madia, Stacie Simpson, and Taylor Huff** **Works cited: about.com, ehow.com, ask.com, freedictionary.com, howstuffworks.com,**