Immune System Vocab

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  1. 2. cytokine that causes an inflammatory response to an injury; resulting in redness, swelling, warmth and pain.
  2. 3. a cell that engulfs large particles or whole cells
  3. 4. fluid found in the lymphatic system
  4. 6. a large white blood cell that attacks pathogen-infected cellsand cancer cells
  5. 9. T-cells shut down system
  6. 10. system that has fights off invading pathogens and preventing spread of cancer
  7. 12. resistance to a certain pathogen
  8. 14. white blood cells engulf forgeign substances and body temperature rises
  9. 15. largest lymphatic organ; disintegrates old red blood cells, produces lymphocytes and plasmids
  10. 17. kill pathogens by puncturing cell membrane
  11. 18. nodes filter lymph for bacteria and tumor cells
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  1. 1. a process where a cell engulfs large particles or whole cells
  2. 5. a large white blood cell that engulfs pathogens and cellular debris
  3. 7. produces antibodies in response to antigens
  4. 8. a substance that stimulates an immune response
  5. 10. protein that inhibits the reproduction of viruses
  6. 11. white blood cell that protects the body from reinfection by a specific pathogen
  7. 13. initiate chemical response
  8. 16. stimulates an immune response against an antigen
  9. 19. an organism that causes disease