Immune system crossword
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- 5. Structure formed by two identical or similar antibody units, such as in secretory IgA
- 6. Infectious agent that requires a host cell to replicate and can cause diseases in living organisms
- 7. Specific parts of an antigen that are recognized and bound by antibodies or immune cells
- 10. Substance that triggers an immune response by being recognized as foreign by the immune system
- 12. molecule made of sugar and protein, often found on cell surfaces, playing a role in cell recognition and signaling
- 13. Large immune cell that engulfs and digests pathogens and cellular debris
- 14. Y-shaped proteins produced by B cells that specifically bind to antigens to neutralize pathogens
- 15. Type of cell that produces and secretes antibodies; derived from activated B cells
- 16. 1st What is one of the first line innate immunity
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- 1. Process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells
- 2. Type of immune response involving antibodies produced by B cells to fight pathogens in body fluids
- 3. Enzymes released by cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells that induce apoptosis in infected or cancerous cells
- 4. Type of antibodies derived from a single clone of B cells, ensuring uniformity in their binding specificity
- 8. What cell type are first responders at sites of infection/trauma
- 9. Describes T cells that kill infected or cancerous cells directly by inducing apoptosis
- 11. If a stem cell matures here you get a T-cell, what is it?