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A _____ is a high temperature that is a specialized response to pathogens - ANSWER
fever
Is fever a natural part of the body's immune system? - ANSWER yes
fever might reduce the _____ that occurs during infection - ANSWER tissue damage
should we let fever run its course instead of taking aspirin? - ANSWER yes
Our_____response during illness allows our body to divert what it needs to put its
energies on fixing and eliminating the infection. - ANSWER lethargic
The _____ sensation might enable us to get rid of dead skin cells and pathogens we
sense in the surface of our bodies - ANSWER itching
The itching sensation is caused because we have _______ on our hairs that detect
pathogens and other small molecules - ANSWER pressure sensors
_______ play a defensive role since they serve as filters for pathogens and airborne
germs. - ANSWER nose hairs
______ acts in defense as its composition favors the promotion of healing. - ANSWER
saliva
The digestive _____ present within our saliva could initiate an attack and decomposition
,of microbes that gained entry - ANSWER enzymes
saliva also has _______ parts which help kill off bacteria - ANSWER antibacterial
Having ________ in our stomach helps kill the contaminating microbes in food and drinks
during digestion - ANSWER hydrochloric acid
there are special cells in our body called______that have extensions that look for and
detect foreign invaders - ANSWER dendritic cells
(true or false) The direct interaction between our digestion tract and our immune system
results in quick detection of foreign molecules - ANSWER true
That we can smell "gross", "yucky" or "despicable" things we excrete has a
defense-related benefit because we are (less or more) likely to come in contact with
something that smells bad - ANSWER less
our ability to smell foul smells makes us less likely to come in contact with these
substances (feces, urine, vomit) because there are probably ____ and ______ within them
- ANSWER pathogens, parasites
true or false Our ability to detect foul odors emanating from foods and liquids helps us
know not to eat or drink these substances because there are probably microbes,
pathogens, or parasites in them. - ANSWER true
_________ are the reason foods become foul-smelling - ANSWER microorganisms
Being able to taste and smell foods as we chew gives us a way to ___________ of the food
we're eating - ANSWER evaluate the quality
_______ starts to become sour because bacteria and microorganisms have consumed
, and metabolized all of the enzymes and biological molecules in it - ANSWER milk
milk no longer smells "sweet" because there is no more ______ in it = the bacteria
consumed it all - ANSWER lactase
Our _______ give us the marvelous ability to screen our food for safety and quality before
we swallow, which may diminish our risk for infectious disease. - ANSWER taste sensors
Our ______ taste sensors allow us to indicate that a food contains toxins-or compounds
produced by bacteria - ANSWER bitter
Our ______ taste sensors allow us to detect sodium in our foods - ANSWER salty
Sodium is valuable for our ______ and our nervous system - ANSWER neurons
Our _____ taste sensors allow us to detect metabolic waste of bacteria - ANSWER sour
sour taste sensors allow us to detect _________ in food, which indicates that there are
also contaminating microbes in the food - ANSWER carbon dioxide
Our _____ taste sensors allow us to detect if a food is nutrient-rich. Foods taste sweet if
they are nutrient rich because they contain monosaccharides and disaccharides -
ANSWER sweet
We may be able to taste _____, which would be advantageous in we could know whether
carbohydrates were present in the food that we eat - ANSWER starch
Our _____ taste receptors allow us to detect glutamate, which is an amino acid. -
ANSWER umami
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