The Immune System's Way of Telling the Brain That the Body

question 116

Multiple Choice

 The immune system's way of telling the brain that the body is ill is by way of ____.

• A) macrophages
• B) cytotoxic cells
• C) cytokines
• D) natural killer cells

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Definitions:

Pyrogens

Substances, often produced by bacteria, that induce fever by affecting the body's temperature regulation in the hypothalamus.

Fever Production

The body's response to infection or illness, involving an increase in body temperature to help fight pathogens.

Capillary Permeability

The ability of substances to pass through the tiny blood vessels known as capillaries, either entering or exiting the bloodstream.

Chemotaxis

Attraction of living protoplasm (cells) to chemical stimuli.