Immune System
Across
- 4. type of cell that kills certain cells, including cancer cells and cells infected with a virus.
- 5. a type of B lymphocyte that forms part of the adaptive immune system.
- 6. severe allergic reaction, when someone blood pressure drops so far down that not enough oxygen is getting to the cells.
- 8. a substance that is made in response to the detection of a foreign material in the body and that participates in a complement reaction.
- 10. a type of bacteria that can cause a disease.
- 11. white blood cells that create antibodies.
- 14. a vessel or cavity in which a body fluid is stored.
- 15. a protein released by animal cells, which also inhibiting virus replication.
- 16. when someone is protected from disease by vaccination.
- 17. disorders caused by bacteria and viruses.
- 19. a widespread occurrence of a disease.
Down
- 1. A disease in which the structure of the affected tissues worsens over time.
- 2. a type of white blood cell.
- 3. a disease in which the immune system makes an inflammatory response to something harmless that has entered the body.
- 7. when a disease affects the world population.
- 8. a disease caused by the uncontrollable division of abnormal cells in the affected body part.
- 9. a disorder that disrupts normal metabolism.
- 12. a medicine that inhibits growth of bacteria or microrganisms.
- 13. type of white blood cell that acts as the mediator of immune function
- 18. proteins that are made in the response to infection.