Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the immune system mistakenly targeting and destroying the body’s own healthy tissues. Central to the body’s immune response are various components of the lymphatic and musculoskeletal systems.
The common disease between all three systems is Leukemia. The organ and tissue that is common between all three systems is Bone Marrow. I said it is an organ and a tissue because in the immune system and lymphatic system, it acts like an organ but in the Musculoskeletal system it is a tissue. Leukemia begins in a cell in the bone marrow. The cell undergoes a change and becomes a type of leukemia cell. Once the marrow cell undergoes a leukemic change, the leukemia cells may grow and survive better than normal cells. Over time, the leukemia cells crowd out or suppress the development of normal cells. The rate at which leukemia progresses and how the cells replace the normal blood and marrow cells are different with each type of leukemia.
Not getting enough sleep can wreak havoc on the body, and the immune system is no exception. Studies show that a lack of sleep may make you more likely to catch a cold and also makes it more difficult to fight off infection.
When you experience an allergic reaction, your immune system is responding to a harmless allergen that it perceives as a threat.
Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues.
The smallest muscles are found in the middle of the ear
It takes half as long to gain muscle than it does to lose it
Muscles make up 40% of your total body weight.
Bones are strong and rigid, and built to withstand a lot of force, pound for pound, they are stronger than steel. But, surprisingly, they are not the hardest substance in the body. The teeth are.
An adult's skeletal system consists 206 bones, 32 teeth and a network of other structures that connect the bones together
Vaccines work by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies against a foreign invader without actually infecting the individual with the disease.
The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body against infection and maintain overall health.
