humor

Psychology

(noun)

In an old usage, one of four fluids that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.

Related Terms

  • psychodynamic
  • personality
Business

(noun)

The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.

Related Terms

  • joke
  • irony

Examples of humor in the following topics:

  • Humoral, Hormonal, and Neural Stimuli

    • The release of hormones can be triggered by changes in the blood ("humor"), by the actions of other hormones, or by neurological stimuli.
    • The term "humoral" is derived from the term "humour," which refers to bodily fluids, such as blood.
    • A humoral stimulus refers to the control of hormone release in response to changes in extracellular fluids, such as the ion concentration in the blood.
  • Using Humor

    • Take care with the subject matter as sometimes humor can do more harm than good.
    • If you decide to use humor at any point in your presentation, it is a good rule to avoid all sexual, religious and racial topics or references.
    • The use of irony in rhetoric is primarily to convey an incongruity, often used in humor to deprecate or ridicule an idea or course of action.
  • Humor

    • To answer questions like these, we need to reflect on some features of humor in business writing.
    • In general, humor does people good.
    • Humor can highlight a message in a positive way and make it more likely to be understood and appreciated.
    • Putting humor to good advantage in business writing requires thought and care, however.
    • Hold onto them by entering them into your computerized "humor file. "
  • Active and Passive Humoral Immunity

    • The humoral immune response is the aspect of immunity mediated by secreted antibodies.
    • The humoral immune response (HIR) is the aspect of immunity mediated by secreted antibodies produced by B cells.
    • Humoral immunity is so named because it involves substances found in the humors, or body fluids.
    • There are two types of humoral immunity: active and passive.
    • Passive immunity is the transfer of active humoral immunity in the form of ready-made antibodies from one individual to another.
  • Types of Adaptive Immunity

    • There are two subdivisions of the adaptive immune system: cell-mediated immunity and humoral immunity.
    • Humoral immunity refers to the component of the adaptive immune response that is caused by B cells, antibodies, and type 2 helper T cells (Th2), as well as circulating mast cells and eosinophils to a lesser extent.
    • Its name comes from the idea that blood is one of the humors of the body, since antibodies provide passive or active immunity through circulation in the bloodstream.
    • Type 2 helper T cells are included in the humoral immune system because they present antigens to immature B-cells, which undergo proliferation to become specific to the presented antigen.
    • Antibodies provide a number of functions in humoral immunity.
  • Humoral Immune Response

    • The humoral immune response defends against pathogens that are free in the blood by using antibodies against pathogen-specific antigens.
    • The humoral immune response fights pathogens that are free in the bodily fluids, or "humours".
    • B cells are the major cell type involved in the humoral immune response.
    • Antibodies are the agents of humoral immunity.
  • Adaptive Immunity and the Immunoglobulin Superfamily

    • There are two types of adaptive immune responses: humoral immunity and cell-mediated immunity.
    • Antibodies or Immunoglobulins bind antigens in the recognition phase and the effector phase of humoral immunity.
    • Describe the role of immunoglobulins in the adaptive immune response, specifically in humoral immunity
  • The Beginning

    • Beginning a speech with a quote, statistic, story, or humor can make the audience feel interested and invested in what you have to share.
    • There are many ways to start a speech before segueing into an introduction: beginning with a quote, statistic, personal story, or even opening with humor are all good options, but only if used correctly.
    • So be careful, because humor is only funny when it is told right, and humor can sometimes do more harm than good.
    • Be sure to avoid all sexual, religious, and racial topics if you open with humor.
    • Discuss the best practices for opening a speech using quotes, statistics, personal stories, humor, and overviews
  • Immunoassays for Disease

    • The immune system is composed of cellular and humoral elements.
    • The humoral component includes complement, lyzozyme, interferon, antibodies, and cytokines.
  • Cell-Mediated Immunity

    • Just as the humoral immune response has B cells which mediate its response, the cellular immune response has T cells, which recognize infected cells and destroy them before the pathogen inside can replicate and spread to infect other cells.
    • After a virus or bacteria enters a cell, it can no longer be detected by the humoral immune response.
    • A summary of how the humoral and cell-mediated immune responses are activated appears in .
    • Depending on the cytokines released, this activates either the humoral or the cell-mediated immune response.
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