Anatomy/Immune System

The immune system is a focus topic of the event Anatomy. It comes into rotation for the 2014 season. The immune system is composed of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to defend the body against attacks by “foreign” invaders.


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Basic Functions of the Immune System
The immune system protects the body from disease and potentially harmful foreign invaders. The immune system does this in two ways: it prevents foreign organisms from entering the body and it destroys harmful organisms if they do enter the body. The immune system detects pathogens and differentiates between potentially harmful agents and the body's own healthy tissues.

Resources
These are all safe, downloadable files from http://www.soinc.org.

Official Training Handout 2013
http://www.soinc.org/sites/default/files/ANATOMY_HANDOUT_2013.doc

Official Training PowerPoint 2014
http://www.soinc.org/sites/default/files/uploaded_files/A%26P-2014.ppt