CHAPTER 32: Immune System
- The Bad Bug Book
- Was it something you ate? Check out this Food and Drug Administration
reference on the bacteria, viruses, and protozoans that cause
food-transmitted illnesses.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- As the United States' first line of defense against disease,
the CDC has one of the best sites for learning about infectious
disease caused by viruses, bacteria, or protists. Search their
health information files and their statistics site for information
about a particular disease.
- Squid Enslaves Bacterium
- The glowing bacteria that infect the Hawaiian bobtail squid help protect it from nighttime predators. Margaret McFall-Ngai of the University of Hawaii looked at this complex interaction and has come up with a new theory explaining whether the relationship between bacteria and host is mutually beneficial or antagonistic.
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32.2 OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
- Human Anatomy Online
- To get to the interactive tutorial on the endocrine system, click on the green lymph nodes button. Roll over the image, then roll over the multicolored diamonds to learn the name of each structure. Click on the labels that pop up for a longer description of that structure. If the pop-up label has a magnifying glass icon, click on the glass for a detailed diagram of that structure. Pages on related topics are available beneath the graphic.
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32.3 ACTIVITIES OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
- Anatomy of a Splinter
- Take a look at animations and microscopic footage of white
blood cells finding, eating, and killing bacteria. These movies
and illustrations are from Cells Alive.
- Antibody Production
- Cells Alive also provides this helpful animation and description
of how bacteria stimulate B and T cells to produce protective
antibodies.
- Immunology Tutorial
- This well-illustrated tutorial will walk you through non-specific,
humoral, and cell mediated immunity, then quiz you on what you've
learned. It comes from the University of Arizona's Biology Project.
- Lymphatic System And Immunity
- This tutorial from a Maricopa Community College instructor describes the lymphatic system, different types of immunity, the immunology of blood types, organ transplants, and immune system disorders. It also links to several immunology resources and to glossary definitions.
- Immune System
- To get to this part of the BodyQuest human anatomy site, click on Immune System under Find. Here you can learn about the parts of the immune system, view graphics, and test your knowledge by playing a game.
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32.4 HEALTH OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
- Treating HIV
- Although there is still no cure for AIDS, advances in drug
research are giving new hope to those infected with HIV. Here,
online science magazine The
Why Files takes a look at the fight against AIDS, explaining
how HIV infects cells and what the new drugs do.
- Vaccines: How and Why?
- This article from Access Excellence describes how vaccines were discovered, how they work, and how they are made. It also links to helpful illustrations and laboratory activities for these topics.
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