immune system
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- 3. Chemical messengers that regulate immune responses and cell differentiation.
- 4. Where T cells mature
- 5. Large phagocytic cells that engulf and digest foreign particles and cellular debris.
- 8. Any substance the immune system identifies as foreign and potentially harmful, triggering an immune response.
- 10. immunity: The body's non-specific, natural first line of defense against
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- 1. A localized physical condition characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain, which is the body's natural defensive response to injury or infection.
- 2. The most abundant type of white blood cell, which quickly responds to infection by engulfing pathogens.
- 6. An inappropriate immune response where the body mistakenly attacks its own healthy cells and tissues.
- 7. A type of lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland and is involved in cell-mediated immunity.
- 9. Specialized Y-shaped proteins produced by B-cells that neutralize pathogens.