Homeostasis Unit

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Across
  1. 1. Cell that makes antibodies and destroys pathogens in the body
  2. 4. molecule that is digested or synthesized by an enzyme
  3. 7. System that maintains homeostasis by protecting the body from pathogens
  4. 9. to lose shape and function, affected by temperature or pH
  5. 12. Dynamic equilibrium. Keeps body within normal limits
  6. 14. Dead or weakened pathogens introduced into a body to produce immunity
  7. 17. create or combine molecules
  8. 18. break down molecules
  9. 19. an organ in the body that makes and secretes hormones
Down
  1. 2. chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood
  2. 3. Regulates, coordinates, and controls body functions.
  3. 5. Marker on cell membrane of a pathogen that triggers an immune response
  4. 6. Female glands that make and secrete estrogen and progesterone
  5. 8. The large gland behind the stomach that makes and secretes insulin
  6. 10. type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions. Also called a catalyst.
  7. 11. Male gland that makes and secretes testosterone
  8. 13. An organism that causes disease such as a bacteria or virus. Also known as a microbe.
  9. 15. A protein made by white blood cells that destroys a pathogen
  10. 16. a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.