Figure 1.2 Using the Figure Above, Identify the Labeled Part

question 134

Short Answer

Figure 1.2

Using the figure above, identify the labeled part.
-Label BB: ______________________________

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Definitions:

Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns

Molecular structures on the surface of pathogens that are recognized by the immune system.

Phagocytes

Cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells.

Peptidoglycan

A compound made up of amino acids and sugars that creates a mesh-like coating outside the plasma membrane in the majority of bacteria, offering shape and structural support.

Lysozyme

An enzyme found in many tissues and in tears and other body fluids; attacks the cell wall of many gram-positive bacteria.