ONLINE SALES | CONTACT US

800 541 0253

The Human Immune System: Overview of Anatomy and Function

Product code: M253A    Copyright © 2009
    Reviewed for accuracy: 2011

Series Overview:

The human immune system is perhaps the most complicated interacting set of organs and cells and chemicals in the body, but working together these parts perform what can seem to be miracles of self-defense.

Medcom's new 3-part continuing education series, "The Human Immune System", is designed to describe the body's immune system and provide a foundation for understanding the immune response. Each program uses a combination of live action footage and animation to clearly describe and demonstrate the complex principles of immunology. This program is the first of the three parts in this series.

Overview:

The Human Immune System: Overview of Anatomy and Function identifies and provides an overview of the parts of the immune system and shows how these organs, cells, proteins and other body chemicals functioned as the body's main internal lines of defense against pathogens.

Objectives:

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• Discuss the main organs that comprise the human immune system - the thymus, the bone marrow and the cells it produces, the lymph system and the spleen.
• Explain the role and importance of leukocytes.
• Identify and discuss the two main functional divisions of the immune system - the innate system and the adaptive system.
• Describe the innate immune system and its main sentinels and warriors, including macrophages, neutrophils, NK cells and others.
• Describe the purposes and functions of the adaptive immune system.

The Human Immune System: The Immune Response

Product code: M253B    Copyright © 2009
    Reviewed for accuracy: 2011

Series Overview:

The human immune system is perhaps the most complicated interacting set of organs and cells and chemicals in the body, but working together these parts perform what can seem to be miracles of self-defense. Medcom's new 3-part continuing education series, "The Human Immune System", is designed to describe the body's immune system and provide a foundation for understanding the immune response. Each program uses a combination of live action footage and animation to clearly describe and demonstrate the complex principles of immunology. This program is the second of the three parts in this series.

Overview:

The course The Human Immune System: The Immune Response is designed to provide nurses and others with detailed descriptions of how the immune system responds to two of the most dangerous invaders: bacteria and viruses.

Objectives:

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• Discuss the major cells, chemicals and proteins that work together to fight off invading bacteria and viruses.
• Explain in detail the process of the human body's immune response to bacteria.
• Explain in detail the process of the human body's immune response to viruses.

The Human Immune System: When It Turns Against the Body

Product code: M253C    Copyright © 2009
    Reviewed for accuracy: 2011

Series Overview:

The human immune system is perhaps the most complicated interacting set of organs and cells and chemicals in the body, but working together these parts perform what can seem to be miracles of self-defense. Medcom's new 3-part continuing education series, "The Human Immune System", is designed to describe the body's immune system and provide a foundation for understanding the immune response. Each program uses a combination of live action footage and animation to clearly describe and demonstrate the complex principles of immunology. This program is the third and last part of the three parts in this series.

Overview:

This course The Human Immune System: When It Turns Against the Body is designed to provide nurses and others with a discussion of what happens when the immune response is triggered for the wrong reasons and some of the potential consequences of this action.

Objectives:

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• Discuss the causes and symptoms of various forms of allergies and asthma, as well as their treatment.
• Explain how the various types of autoimmune disease occur and what treatments are available for them.
• Discuss HIV/AIDS, its unique challenges and the ways in which it is currently treated.
• Explain the challenges of organ transplant rejection and what medical professionals do to prevent it from occurring.