5/6 Science: How we fight illnesses and diseases
Across
- 4. produce tears to keep eyes clean and moist.
- 6. microscopic germs that can cause colds.
- 7. white blood cells react to invaders such as viruses and cancer cells.
- 8. germs that can cause diseases like pneumonia
- 10. a body organ that defends the bloodstream against invaders.
- 11. a small dose of a virus injected by needle to give the body a chance to become immune.
- 12. little hairs in the nose that help push out contaminated mucus.
- 13. what your body uses to protect and repair itself when ill or injured.
- 14. made by white blood cells to defend the body from viruses or bacteria.
- 15. become swollen when they are fighting infection.
- 17. Platelets cause the blood to glue together and form a scab.
- 18. remove harmful or excess fluids from blood, rinses the body.
Down
- 1. helps digest food, creates insulin which provides cells with energy.
- 2. slimy fluid found in the nose and throat that traps bacteria.
- 3. the "patch up" organism in the blood that starts healing cuts.
- 5. located at the back of the throat and help defend the mouth and throat.
- 7. part of the circulatory system that transfers fluids that have invading bacteria.
- 9. when the body produces antibodies to fight off viruses or bacteria.
- 10. kills bacteria and viruses that are in the food we eat.
- 16. where detoxification of harmful chemicals occurs.