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