Ch. 6 Vocab - Lymphatic System

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Across
  1. 3. Abnormal enlargement of the spleen
  2. 8. A substance that causes an allergic reaction
  3. 12. Caused by pathogen that does not normally produce illness in healthy humans
  4. 13. A condition, tumor or growth that is not cancerous
  5. 14. Large group of diseases in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues
  6. 16. Inflammation of lymph nodes
Down
  1. 1. Binding of antibodies to antigens; labels the antigen so it can be recognized and destroyed by other cells of the immune system
  2. 2. Produce antibodies
  3. 4. Contains specialized lymphocytes that filter lymph fluid
  4. 5. Obtained by having had or been vaccinated against a disease
  5. 6. Swelling of tissues due to abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid
  6. 7. Occurs when immune response is compromised
  7. 9. Plasma from arterial blood that flows into spaces between cells
  8. 10. Originate in the thymus and play role in cell-mediated immunity
  9. 11. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Causes antibiotic resistant infections
  10. 15. Any substance the body regards as being foreign