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'''Immune System:

Role of entire system is to keep infectious microorgansims such as certain bacteria, viruses, and fungi, out of the body and to destory infectious microorgansims that do invade the body.

Major organs called lymphoid organs. Including: adenoids, appendix, blood vessels, bone marrow, lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, Peyer's patches, spleen, thymus, and tonsils.

Located all over the body; nose, mouth, arteries, veins, bone cavities, small intestine, breast bone.

Roles of each organ: Adenoids: Located behind the nasal passage, filter the environment

Appendix: Located on the right side of the abdomen, does nothing

Blood Vessels: Carry blood through body

Bone Marrow: Makes white and red blood cells and platelets

Lymph Nodes: More than 200 in your body, fight off infection

Lymphatic Vessels: Connect lymph nodes

Peyer's Patches: Lymph nodes in the instestine, fight off infection

Spleen: Located on the left side of the abdomen, filters blood

Thymus: Located in the chest, fight off infection

Tonsils: Located at the back of the throat, fight off infection

Very related with the lymphatic system and closely related to the circulatory system.  Vocabulary to know: 1.phagocytes- lls that chew up invading organisms 2.lymphocytes- lls that allow the body to remember and recognize previous invaders and help the body destroy them 3.neutrophil- fights bacteria 4.complement- activated by antibodies and are used to help kill bacteria, infected cells, and viruses

"The Immune System." The Immune System. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. "Immune System." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. "Immune System." NIAID. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Oct. 2013.

'''Diseases in the Immune System:'

Laryngeal Cancer: Risk Factors include smoking and drinking too much alcohol.

Obviously to lower the risk one could choose not to smoke nor drink excessively.

No genetic link.

Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, or surgery can be used to treat this cancer.

Four stages, stage is followed by average survival rate for the different forms of this cancer.

1, 59%

2, 59%

3, 53%

4, 34%

Salivary Gland Cancer: Risk Factors include old age, and the exposure to radiation, especially in the head and neck area.

Avoiding radiation makes it very difficult for someone to contract this very rare cancer.

No genetic link.

Four stages of the cancer; first stage has a 91% survival rate, second has a 75% rate, third is 64%, and fourth 39%

Treatment for salivary gland cancer often involves surgery. Other treatments for salivary gland cancer may include radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

 Nasal Cavity Cancer:

•Wood dusts from carpentry (such as furniture and cabinet builders), sawmills, and other wood-related industries •Dusts from textiles (textile plants) •Leather dusts (shoemaking) •Flour (baking and flour milling) •Nickel and chromium dust •Mustard gas (a poison used in chemical warfare) •Radium (a radioactive element rarely used today)

These workplace exposures have less clear links to nasal and paranasal sinus cancer: •Glues •Formaldehyde •Organic solvents

References: "The Immune System." The Immune System. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. "Immune System." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. "Immune System." NIAID. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Oct. 2013.