Immune System and Diseases

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Across
  1. 2. A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone required for the metabolism of sugar.
  2. 3. Drugs that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria or destroy them
  3. 6. tiny blood cells that help your body form clots to stop bleeding
  4. 7. A mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably.
  5. 9. cancerous
  6. 10. Blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells.
  7. 12. a muscle cramp in the heart due to an insufficient blood flow.
  8. 13. B Cells, T Cells, and Phagocytes
  9. 14. single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus
  10. 16. abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
  11. 22. spread of cancer cells beyond their original site in the body
  12. 24. abnormally high blood pressure
  13. 26. A disease with a rapid onset and/or a short course
  14. 27. harmless
  15. 29. Small bacteria that live in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites that transmit infection to humans.
  16. 30. A white blood cell(lymphocyte) that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down
  17. 32. A dose of a disabled or destroyed virus used to stimulate a long-term immune defense against the pathogen.
  18. 33. bean shaped filters that act as a storage and filter for lymphatic cells
  19. 34. abnormalities present at birth that cause physical or mental disability or death
Down
  1. 1. risk factors or disease related to DNA passed down from a person's parents
  2. 3. painful inflammation and stiffness of joints due to infection or genetic factors
  3. 4. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
  4. 5. A sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is interrupted
  5. 6. Organ that controls the release of insulin
  6. 8. cannot be transferred to other people
  7. 11. condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of the arteries
  8. 15. contagious; can be spread via pathogen
  9. 17. Part of the immune system that produces, stores, and carries white blood cells
  10. 18. Protein produced by cells in response to being infected by a virus; helps other cells resist the virus.
  11. 19. the disease or condition is long term or will be long lasting
  12. 20. a group of organic, spore producing organisms that require dark, moist places with organic fuel.
  13. 21. chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.
  14. 23. protein markers that help identify and destroy invading pathogens
  15. 25. disease causing agents/organisms
  16. 26. a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
  17. 28. An organ behind the stomach that produces digestive enzymes for the small intestine and secretes insulin to regulate the bodies use of glucose.
  18. 30. Liquid part of blood
  19. 31. an infectious agent that can only replicate within a host organism