Chapter 17 Crossword
Across
- 4. disease in which cells grow uncontrollably
- 7. the introduction of antibodies that were produced outside of the body
- 8. weakened or dead pathogens placed in the body usually by injection
- 10. disease carrying organism that does not develop the disease
- 12. the production of antibodies in response to an antigen
- 13. disease that can be transmitted from one person to another
- 14. proteins that attach to the antigen and make it useless
- 16. a white blood cell that forms and matures in bone marrow
- 17. process where food is heated to a temperature that kills most bacteria
Down
- 1. white blood cells that form in bone marrow but mature in the thymus
- 2. disease causing agents, such as viruses and bacteria
- 3. the resistance to certain pathogens
- 5. a disease that cannot pass from person to person
- 6. a substance that causes an immune response
- 9. medicines that stop the growth and reproduction of bacteria
- 11. kills the cells that are reproducing uncontrollably
- 14. is an overly sensitive immune response to common antigens
- 15. process that causes the area to become red and swollen