Biology Discussion Notes Wednesday 5/6/2015
Goals for the Day 1.Be able to describe how our immune system functions 2.Be able to describe the difference between a primary and secondary immune response. 3.Be able to describe major types of diseases, their causes, and how we can prevent them
Question of the Day 5/6
Disease Presentations 1.Name of disease 2.Type of Disease 3.Which system or systems it affects – how it affects the FUNCTIONS of those systems Include symptoms here! 4.What the causes are 5.What can be done to prevent them 6.What the treatments are 7.Is there are cure, and if so what is it 8.Picture that represents some aspect of your disease, its cause, prevention, or treatment YOU WILL PRESENT THIS TO THE CLASS!
Allergies Allergies are an ___________ response to a _____________ antigen. Allergic reactions are known as __________ reactions. Medicines that block this reaction are called __________________. Abnormal Harmless Histamine Anti-histamine
Cardiovascular disease The 3 major ways to PREVENT cardiovascular diseases are: What causes them are doing the opposite of these 3 things. Healthy Diet Regular Exercise Don’t Smoke
Smoking Related Diseases What was the smoking-related disease we discussed? Emphysema Prevention: – DON’T SMOKE Cure? – NO
Autoimmune Diseases Your body is ____________ itself. Multiple Sclerosis attacks the _______________ MS attacks the MS Attacks Myelin Sheath
Immune System How does your immune system work? Remember those cell surface proteins? Which ones are our ID tags? Recognizes what is “you” and attacks anything that is “Not you” Marker proteins are used to recognize “you”
HIV Virus
So why can we have a vaccine against some viruses but not others? HIV Virus
What changes or doesn’t change? Chicken Pox WANTED: Destroy on Sight
What type of cell IS our “wanted” poster? Chicken Pox WANTED: Destroy on Sight
What changes or doesn’t change? Chicken Pox Flu Virus
Questions?
HIV Virus
Fill out Study Guide #34,35,41,43,44
Fill out Study Guide Already finished: #34,35,41,43,44 #36,37,38,39,40,42,51 Look at Questions of the Day!