How Skin, Snot, and Cells Keep Us Healthy: Animal Defense Systems: Crash Course Biology #45
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The world is full of microbes and viruses that can get us sick, but we’ve got an Avengers-style defense system ready to take them on. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll learn about an animal’s immune system, from their skin to inflammatory responses, to the adaptive immune system and all the special cells and antibodies that come with it.
Introduction: Defending Against Pathogens 00: 00
The Integumentary System 01: 09
Internal Defenses 02: 29
Asymptomatic Infections 05: 52
Healing 06: 31
Adaptive Immunity & Vaccines 07: 05
The Lymphatic System 09: 25
Review & Credits 10: 32
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CC Kids: Date: 2024-06-04
Dasthon Beautiful video. On this topic I can recommend the book Immune: A Journey Into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Phillipp Dettmer!
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Saltytoxico This is cool and everything but I catch every cold my kids care to share so I’m not sure my immune system is as switched on as this. reply
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