Chapter 18-23 Flashcards
B Cells
- Mature in Red Bone Marrow
- Positively selected if successfully make antigen receptors
- Humoral immunity
Bolus
a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing
Cytotoxic T Cells
- CD8 cells become cytotoxic T cells (TC)
- Destroy cells harboring foreign antigens
- Also become memory T cells
- ignore displayed self-antigens
Endocardium
continuous with endothelial lining of blood vessels
Lines heart chambers
Epiglottis
elastic cartilage; covers laryngeal inlet during swallowing; covered in taste bud-containing mucosa
Glottis
opening between vocal folds
Halitosis
Bad breath
IgG
- antibody class
- Monomer; 75–85% of antibodies in plasma
- From secondary and late primary responses
- Crosses placental barrier
Ischemia
Inadequate blood supply to a local area due to blockage of blood vessels leading to that area
Lingual Frenulum
Skeletal muscle that is an attachment to the floor of mouth
Mitral
Left AV valve (bicuspid valve)
Myocardium
Spiral Bundles of contractile cardiac muscle cells
Nasal Septum
the wall between the nostrils that separates the nasal passages.
Oropharynx
Passageway for food and air from level of soft palate to epiglottis
Pathogens
A microorganism that can cause disease