Endocrine and Cardiovascular Systems
We have 11 organ systems within our body. We have already talked about 3 of the body’s 11 organ systems. We will briefly review these here and then cover 2 more systems. Basic Support for All Systems All cells in the body, and therefore all organs and organ systems, require the same basic “raw materials”…
Nervous System and Chiropractic
The body’s nervous system is amazing. It receives, reads, interprets and responds to stimuli quickly and with specific signals that cause practically immediate responses. Your body uses thousands of bits of information all at the same time, all throughout the body, and always maintains homeostasis. The nervous system controls everything from digestion to metabolism…
The Nervous System
Most of us have heard the term homeostasis, but do you know what it means? It is an important idea. It basically means unchanging. Homeostasis is a state of body equilibrium or a stable internal environment of the body. The body is in an ever-changing state, but health requires that certain limits are always…
The Immune System – Digestive Tract Connection
The digestive tract plays a major part in immunity. We don’t realize how critically important it is to our immune system to keep a healthy intestinal tract. Our system is bombarded with invaders that enter through our food, water, and drink. Our body wouldn’t leave us without a good defense mechanism and the digestive tract…
The Lymphatic System
The cleanup and defense members of the immune system (antibodies and lymphocytes) travel through the body by lymphatic fluid. Toxins and wastes are picked up and delivered to lymph nodes and lymph organs to be processed. This system can’t pump like the heart, so circulation of this fluid depends on gravity and movement. That…
The War in Your Body
The specific immune response differs from the inflammatory response we talked about earlier because it is the body’s response to specific antigens. An antigen is anything foreign to our immune system, like bacteria, viruses, and allergic substances. This defense system uses antibodies specifically designed to target and attack one particular invader. It uses white…
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