The Heart
These are the receiving chambers for the heart
What are atria?
Roughly 30% of the cells in your body are made up of this type of cell
What are red blood cells
This umbrella term is used to refer to either harmful or nonharmful organisms that can't be seen with the naked eye
Microbes
This type of molecule on the surface of cells is used by the immune system to identify pathogens
What is an antigen?
This is the largest blood vessel in the body
What is the aorta?
Lymphocytes, neutrophils, and macrophages are all types of this kind of cell
What are white blood cells?
Modern research is showing that the nature of our relationship to most bacteria in our guts is characterized by mutual benefit, otherwise known as
The non-specific or "innate" immune response generates warmth and swelling as a result of an influx of this tissue
What is blood?
The pulmonary circuit is blood flow between the heart and the lungs. This other circuit encompasses blood flow to everything else
What is the systemic circuit?
Patients that need emergency blood transfusions are always given this blood type
What is Type O?
Clostridium Dificile (or C. Dif.) tends affect individuals who have experienced multiple rounds of this medical treatment
What are antibiotics?
These chemical messengers of the immune system tend to be overactive in individuals with allergies
What are histamines?
The heart's typical "lub-dub" sound is caused by movement of these structures which regulate the flow of blood between the heart's chambers
What are valves?
Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets all derive from this cell
Hematopoietic stem cell
New research into this carbohydrate indicates that evolutionary theory needs to account not only for humans, but the microorganisms within humans.
Oligosaccharides
These are activated upon reinfection by a pathogen
What are memory b-cells?
These thin yet powerful connective fibers are often referred to as one's "heartstrings"
Chordae Tendinae
A loss of blood flow that can cause numbness, swelling, and permanent organ damage if not treated promptly
What is ischemia?
The latest research has shown that for every human cell in the body, there are this many non-human cells
Once b-cells identify the pathogen, they enlarge and transform into this antibody-producing cell
What is a plasma cell?