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What is the importance of studying immunology?
Immunology is the study of the immune system and is a very important branch of the medical and biological sciences. The immune system protects us from infection through various lines of defence. If the immune system is not functioning as it should, it can result in disease, such as autoimmunity, allergy and cancer.
What is one thing you learned about the immune system?
It helps fight infections. Your immune system is made up of antibodies, white blood cells, lymph nodes and vessels, and other chemicals and proteins. The parts of the immune system work together to protect your body. They attack and destroy substances that are foreign to your body, such as bacteria and viruses.
What do you learn in immunology class?
In the Fundamentals of Immunology Specialization, you will learn the basics of innate immunity, including complement, and its role in inflammation and activation of adaptive immunity. The development of B cells and the production and improvement of antibodies.
How do you think Immunology is involved in our everyday lives?
For those of us who study the inner workings of the immune system, our work takes us on a journey throughout the human body. From stopping infections in the lungs, to repairing damage in the liver; to preventing cancer in the skin or keeping the resident gut bacteria in check in the colon.
What are the most important things in the immune system?
White blood cells are the key players in your immune system. They are made in your bone marrow and are part of the lymphatic system. White blood cells move through blood and tissue throughout your body, looking for foreign invaders (microbes) such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi.
What is the most important part of your immune system?
The primary parts of the immune system include the bone marrow and thymus. The bone marrow is extremely important to the immune system because all the body’s blood cells (including T and B lymphocytes) originate in the bone marrow. B lymphocytes remain in the marrow to mature, while T lymphocytes travel to the thymus.
Is Immunology hard to study?
The students found immunology to be complex and difficult to relate to clinically. They also indicated that they are less likely to apply learnt immunological principles/concepts in their future practice of medicine. Immunology is a challenging subject that may be overwhelming for medical students.