ventricle and is the master control of the autonomic system. It plays a role in controlling behaviors such as hunger, thirst, sleep, and sexual response. It also regulates body temperature, blood pressure, emotions, and secretion of hormones. Pituitary gland - lies in a small pocket of bone at the skull base called the sella turcica.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells (also known as accessory cells) of the mammalian immune system. Their main function is to process antigen material and present it on the cell surface to the T cells of the immune system.
Dendritic cells in skin. Artistic rendering of the surface of a human dendritic cell illustrating sheet-like processes that fold back onto the membrane surface. When exposed to HIV, some defend that these sheets entrap viruses in the vicinity and focus them to contact zones with T cells targeted for infection.