Lymphatic System Terms
Across
- 2. Y-shaped protein produced by plasma B cells that recognizes and binds to a foreign antigen specific to it
- 7. a partial antigen connected to a carrier molecule
- 8. process of covering a pathogen with antibodies and complement proteins to make it sticky, which enhances phagocytosis
- 10. type of stem cell that produces T cells, B cells, and NK cells
- 11. genetically programmed cell death
- 12. destruction of a cell by breaking it apart
- 13. vessels of the lymphatic system
- 15. a protein marker unique to a cell
- 16. immunity type that involves T cells
Down
- 1. any substance that causes the body to raise its internal temperature
- 3. another name for "antibody"
- 4. the process of exposing an inactive B cell to an antigen
- 5. a chemical messenger transmitted between cells to stimulate an immune system response
- 6. chemical released by NK and cytotoxic T cells that creates holes in a targeted cell's membrane
- 9. a second (or confirmation) signal that activates a T cell or B cell
- 14. immunity type that involves antibodies; also called antibody-mediated immunity
- 17. fluid of the lymphatic system