BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Question
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Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis. Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?
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it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
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it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
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it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
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it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The immune system helps to maintain homeostasis because it removes pathogens that would otherwise cause disease in the body, which is the opposite of homeostasis. Homeostasis is a stable, internal state within the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Homeostasis is the process by which the body maintains a stable internal environment. Homeostasis is maintained by the nervous and endocrine systems.
Detailed explanation-3: -Recent evidence has indicated that gut immunological homeostasis is maintained by the interaction between host immunity and intestinal microbiota. A variety of innate immune cells promote or suppress T cell differentiation and activation in response to intestinal bacteria or their metabolites.
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