Integumentary System
Small gatherings of melanocytes that make dark spots on the skin, which are harmless if not growing.
What are moles?
A natural salt that has been proved to strengthen the minerals in teeth and greatly reduce the amount of tooth decay.
What is fluoride?
monocyte, eosinophil, basophil, lymphocyte, neutrophil
What are types of white blood cells?
The marvelous system that recognizes, responds to, and then remembers a specific foreign antigen.
What is adaptive immunity?
An overreaction of the immune system to an antigen called an allergen.
What is an allergic reaction?
This contains collagen fibers, blood vessels, sensory receptors, hair follicles, and glands for sweat and oil.
What is the dermis?
Mucus membrane located in the mouth.
What is gingiva?
The coordinated attack against infection the first time your body encounters the organism.
What is innate immunity?
A tiny fragment of an invader such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus. It can also be a fragment from a tumor cell or a damaged cell.
What is an antigen?
A solution that contains antigens, such as dead or weak bacteria or viruses, or parts of these pathogens.
What is a vaccine?
This is made of dead epithelial/epidermal cells that have been keratinized or hardened.
What is hair?
This can appear on the inside of the lips/cheeks or on the floor of the mouth and are not typically caused by a virus or bacteria.
What is a canker sore or aphthous ulcer?
What is systemic inflammation?
Proteins, which are created by B cells, circulating in the blood, that latch onto specific foreign antigens on bacteria, parasites, viruses, or cell fragments.
What are antibodies?
A life-threatening condition when inflammation causes blood vessels to leak fluid, making blood pressure drop to dangerous levels.
What is anaphylaxis?
A clear oil that lubricates the hair as it grows.
This is commonly caused from smelly gases released by bacteria, which feed on leftover food particles in the mouth and plaque and calculus on teeth.
What is halitosis?
A chemical released by a virus-infected cell that interferes with virus replication.
What is interferon?
This is not a cell, but made up of DNA/RNA covered in protein and attempts to inject itself into a host cell to replicate itself.
What is a virus?
Allergies & autoimmune diseases
What are examples of what happens when lymphocytes make mistakes?
An area of multiplying cells at the base of the nail and under the cuticle.
What is the nail matrix?
Microscopic, single-celled glands that produce thin mucus located in the mucous membrane.
What are goblet cells?
Fluid that travels through lymphatic capillaries and veins and is returned to the bloodstream after being filtered.
What is lymph?
Destroy your own cells that are in trouble, such as cells infected with a virus or cells that are becoming cancerous.
What are T cell lymphocytes?
In this disease, a group of normal cells are identified as foreign and destroyed. Some examples include multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis.
What is autoimmune disease?