Name that Cell!
Random numbers and letters to some these cytokines released by leukocytes get immune cells going
What are IL-1, IL-6, and Il-8?
Spiny and cellular in the area where it lives, this specialized immune cell is the macrophage of the skin
What are langerhan cells?
Kidney beans often come to mind, this large immune cell releases interleukins and other cytokines to further guide immune response.
What is a macrophage?
Ancient but important, this part of immune response is lethal, funnily enough a layman would say thank you if given this
What is complement?
More useful dead than alive, this layer of skin sloughs away bacteria that would otherwise lead to sickness
What is the stratum corneum?
Oxygen is something we need to survive, the dose is the poison as bacteria would describe, this cellular component can be evaded making a new home for bacteria that were not ate
What is a lysosome?
The killing portion of the bacteria but also the clue for chemotaxis to start, this small protein can cause sepsis and death despite being 3 letters long
This chemical property of skin is not one you'd expect, a higher concentration of this proton causes an environment staph and other bacteria choose not to inhabit
What is low pH of skin?