First, Second & Third Lines of Defence
Across
- 3. – Protection against a specific disease.
- 4. – A fluid carrying immune cells.
- 7. – Caused by increased blood flow during infection.
- 12. – A tiny infectious agent that needs a host to survive.
- 13. – A substance that trains the immune system.
- 14. – Single-celled organisms that can cause disease.
- 15. – Process that seals wounds to keep germs out.
- 17. – A protein that fights specific pathogens.
- 19. – A type of white blood cell in the immune response.
- 21. – The body's outermost protective layer.
- 22. – Tiny hairs that move mucus out of the lungs.
- 24. – Chemical that triggers swelling and redness.
Down
- 1. – The liquid part of blood containing antibodies.
- 2. – Response that causes redness and pain in tissues.
- 5. – Type of cell that "remembers" past infections.
- 6. – Helps kill bacteria in the mouth.
- 8. – A fast-moving white blood cell.
- 9. – General term for a cell that eats germs.
- 10. – A white blood cell that engulfs invaders.
- 11. – A rise in body temperature to fight infection.
- 16. – A foreign molecule that triggers an immune response.
- 18. – General term for a first-line defense.
- 20. – Sticky substance that traps germs in airways.
- 23. – Found in the stomach; kills swallowed germs.