Zainab karimu Unit 37 P4 I will be explaining active and passive artificially acquired immunity in form of a table. Immunity is the protection of the body from infections from viruses and bacteria. Acquired immunity is a type of immunity also known as the third line of defence, it is the immunity produced when the human body has been infected by an antigen which triggers the production of antibodies. There are two types of acquired immunity which are active and passive acquired immunity
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Humans are Made for Long Distance Running Humans are made for long distance running. Humans are made for long distance running because they have been running for millions of years (McDougall, July 2010). Also many parts of the human body are made for running. Another reason humans are made for long distance running is that the humans cooling system helps humans run for long distances in intense heat. Humans who run marathons run longer than many animals run in one day in just a few hours. Humans
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All the systems in the human body are vital to our survival and well-being. If you take away the functions of just one of these systems our whole body will cease to work properly. The main systems of the human body are the nervous, endocrine respiratory, circulatory, immune, digestive, excretory, skeletal, muscular, and the reproductive systems. They all work together in harmony and unison to keep us alive. The nervous and endocrine systems are what control most of the body. The nervous
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Human Gastro-intestinal Tract Alec (Huu) Tran BIO/101 March 5, 2014 Ricardo Altschul Human Gastro-intestinal Tract Human gastrointestinal tract or digestive tract is considered one of the major organs in the human body. It helps the body digest foods and liquids then break it down into nutrients for the body to absorb. Once the food is place in the mouth, it is the starting of the digestive system. After the teeth breaks the food into smaller pieces mixed with saliva,
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However, most people mistook the power of chemistry in our own bodies. How is it that a simple slice of bread, once consumed, can turn into fuel for the human body? Using the digestive system and its many organs through the process of digestion and metabolism is how our bodies receive the energy it needs to continue on throughout the day and the rest of our lives. Chemistry then kicks in as food starts its process from entering to leaving the body, through the rate of our metabolism, and also by the transfer
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to studying the human body are; Body Planes, and directions, Body cavities, Quadrant, and regions, Anatomy, and physiology, Microscopic-to macroscopic, Body systems, and Medical specialty. The Body planes divide the body into front, and back, right, and left, and top, and bottom sections. The Coronal Plane or frontal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into front, and back sections. The front of the body is also known as anterior or ventral section. The back of the body is the posterior
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Human Digestive System Twila Williams January 7, 2015 SCI/241 Shirlene Small Digestion is movement of breaking down what food you consume in your body through your mouth into molecules so that the body can absorb it. “Proteins, carbohydrates, and fats in our diets must be broken down and later, reassembled in forms useful to our body.” (Carter, 2014) We often eat foods that are hard to digest or we have a problem that won’t allow us to digest foods properly. The digestion process is very
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Anatomy of the Nervous System 3 Systems, Structures, and Cells That Make Up Your Nervous System 3.1 General Layout of the Nervous System 3.4 Spinal Cord 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System 3.5 Five Major Divisions of the Brain 3.3 Neuroanatomical Techniques and Directions 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain ISBN 0-558-78571-9 Biopsychology, Eighth Edition, by John P.J. Pinel. Published by Allyn & Bacon. Copyright © 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. 3
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The Endocrine System BIO / 101 The Endocrine System The endocrine system is defined as any system within an animal that regulates the functioning of the organism or is used in the production of hormones. These systems can range anywhere from a simple center in the nervous system to a more intricate collection of glands that are in the human endocrine system. Qualified endocrinologists have been analyzing the advancement of the endocrine systems and the roles that they play in an animals’ adaptive
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the human eye and the frog eye is they both have color reception and they both have sockets. Some differences are frogs are nocturnal and there eyes have a special tissue so they can see in the dark. Ears: Frogs don’t really have much similar aspects to human ears because they don’t really have ears they have silts but they work as regular ears they hear the sound waves. But humans hear much louder than frogs do. Nose: Frogs and humans both have nostrils but frogs noses are flat and humans noses
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