The Immune System

Overview of the Human Immune System

Let's get the basics

Find out about the basic components of our immune system and how they work together to keep us healthy!

Assignment: Pull up the worksheet in Google Classroom and read through the questions in it, then watch the video. Pause and review when you think you hear the answer to one of the questions and fill it into your worksheet. Please submit your responses when you're done.

More on How the Immune System Works

Here's another take, presenting the same information but in a slightly different way -- let's see how we can integrate the information together!

Read Along!

Read this overview from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease of the human immune system, its major parts and what they do.

Go Deep!

Want to get into the nitty-gritty? This overview from the Journal of Clinical Immunology should do it!

Go Deep!

What are all the different cells in the immune system, and why do we need so many? Check out these articles to go deeper!

Learn about the many different cells in the immune system, through this click-and-learn interactive!

Find out about Nobel Prizes that have been awarded for discoveries contributing to our understanding of the human immune system!

Don't miss this AMAZING library of images of real cells from throughout the human body!

What are Viruses?

What are viruses and how do they work?

So, What About COVID-19?

Watch this video, and while you do please think about our awesome STORY, and what should we add as the ending? Remember, we've just gotten to the point where COVID is tricking its way inside a cell... what happens next??

Wanna learn more? Let's keep going! (Optional additional videos...)

A DR Explains COVID...

allergies and mast cells, oh my!

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histamine, attack!

Read on:

Find out how important mast cells are to all sorts of our body functions! https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-are-mast-cells-1944889

How does all this activity affect our emotional and cognitive functioning?

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