Innate Vs Adaptive Immunity Case Study

Describe the process of normal breathing beginning with the brain. Explain how a condition such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can interfere with the normal process of respiration. Breathing occurs subconsciously without one being aware of its different steps: stimulation of the respiratory control centers in your brain, inhalation, gas exchange, and exhalation. The medulla oblongata controls the body when to breathe. During the ventilation, process the phrenic nerve sends a signal to the primary breathing muscle, the diaphragm then contracts and flattens downward giving more space in the thoracic cavity. By increasing space in the thoracic cavity, this causes a decrease in pressure therefore allowing air to rush into the lungs. The trachea divides into smaller airways called bronchi. As bronchi divide farther …show more content…
adaptive immunity. Discuss at least one specific condition that can impair the immune system’s ability to function normally

The immune system defends the body two different ways innate and adaptive immunity. Innate immunity is the body’s natural way to fight against disease or pathogens consider this the body’s first line of defense against invasion. Innate immunity recognizes when something is not native to the body and attacks microbes preventing the infection from spreading. Innate immunity does not improve with constant exposure to bacteria. Therefore, it does not remember a particular microbe from before to fight it the same way. On the other hand, adaptive immunity is learned and can change over time. Once a foreign invader invades the body, the immune system analyzes its every detail. If the foreign invader where to enter the body again the immune system will know how to fight off the invader. Both systems work in close collaboration together for the same common goal to eliminate foreign intruders of the