Immune System

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Across
  1. 1. An immune response to a harmless substance
  2. 2. Disease causes a failure in ___________, meaning our body levels are no longer in balance
  3. 5. A disease where the immune system attacks the body's insulin producing cells
  4. 7. Disease can be _________, meaning passed down from parents
  5. 8. This part of the 1st line of defense is sticky to trap pathogens in nose or throat
  6. 9. Temporary type of immunity where antibodies are given to a person who cannot make them
  7. 12. The type of immunity where the body is exposed to a pathogen and makes its own antibodies
  8. 13. Foreign invaders that enter body and cause immune response
  9. 15. Tears and saliva contain these proteins to help break down pathogens in eyes and mouth
Down
  1. 1. Protein tags on cells that act as name tags
  2. 3. A category of diseases where the body attacks itself
  3. 4. Any change other than injury that disrupts normal functioning of body
  4. 6. White blood cells that produce specific antibodies
  5. 9. White blood cells that ingest invading cells
  6. 10. This part of the 1st line of defense of immune system helps form a barrier
  7. 11. Dead or weakened form of a pathogen is injected into the body
  8. 14. Body system that helps to fight off foreign invaders