25C Vocabulary Joanna Gentry
Across
- 4. the structure that stores urine until it leaves the body
- 5. a type of nonspecific defense of the body that can result from infection
- 7. a reaction of the immune system if a pathogen has entered the body
- 9. the bean-shaped organ of the body that filters wastes from the blood
- 10. the tube that helps carry the wastes from the blood down to the urinary bladder
- 11. a foreign substance that can result in inflammation and sometimes a fever
- 12. the body system that defends against disease
Down
- 1. the small microscopic structure that filters the wastes from the blood
- 2. another type of waste product as a result of protein digestion
- 3. a response of the immune system to a substance that is not normally a pathogen
- 6. an increase of the normal body temperature
- 8. one type of malfunction of the immune system
- 13. the fluid wastes that contains wastes from the blood