Structures
A structure that filters blood and stores red blood cells.
What is the Spleen?
The body's natural immune response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, swelling, and pain.
What is inflammation?
A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
What is a macrophage?
recognizes foreign substances like bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes them
What are antibodies?
Structures that develop Immunity to Oral Pathogens
What are tonsils?
A cellular process where a specific cell engulfs and digests particles like bacteria, dead cells, or other debris
What is Phagocytosis?
A crucial part of the immune system that helps coordinate and activate other immune cells to fight infections.
What is a helper T cell?
Specialized immune cells that remain in the body after an infection is cleared, providing long-term protection against future encounters with the same pathogen
What are Memory T cells?
A structure that protects the body from external damage, regulates body temperature, and enables sensory experiences like touch and pain
What is the skin?
A type of adaptive immunity that primarily relies on antibodies, produced by B cells, to fight off extracellular pathogens like bacteria and parasites
What is Humoral response?
A type of lymphocyte that play a crucial role in immunological memory, enabling the body to quickly and effectively respond to subsequent encounters with the same antigen.
What is a memory B cell?
trigger an immune response by prompting the body to create antibodies against them
What are antigens?
Structures that work as filters, trapping viruses, bacteria and other causes of illnesses before they can infect other parts of the body
What are the lymph nodes?
An immune response that doesn't rely on antibodies but instead uses specialized immune cells like T cells, macrophages, and natural killer cells to attack infected or cancerous cells
What is a Cell-mediated response?
A type of white blood cell that plays a crucial role in the body's immune system, helping to fight infections and diseases
What is a lymphocyte?
Structures that protect internal organs and cavities by acting as a barrier against external and internal irritants
What are the mucous membranes?
A type of white blood cell that engulf and digest foreign particles, such as bacteria, viruses, and cellular debris, as part of the body's defense system
What is a phagoctye?