Microbiology Crossword Module 3: Autoimmune Disoders
Across
- 1. An antibody that binds to a self-antigen
- 4. Reduced insulin production is called
- 7. An example of an autoimmune disorder resulting from a viral infection is
- 9. Arthritis, lupus, and scleroderma are examples of __________ autoimmune disorders
- 10. Do males or females experience autoimmune disorders more
- 13. When the immune system creates antibodies that attack your own cells
- 15. Self-tolerance is the result of mechanisms that lead to the ___________ of self-reactive cells
- 16. An antigen that is also referred to as a self-antigen that is expressed on your own cells
- 17. specific Is type one diabetes tissue-specific or systemic
- 18. Which cells are auto reactive in diabetes
- 19. A tissue specific autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism is
- 20. In MS, this tissue is attacked on the neuronal cells
Down
- 2. The acting antibody in graves disease is
- 3. The deletion of self-reactive cells once they have entered the lymph is referred to as ________
- 5. The cells in which type of diabetes attacks
- 6. The ability of the immune system to differentiate between self and non-self
- 8. The editing and prevention of self-reactive B and T cells in their site of maturation is called ________
- 11. An T or b cell that binds to an autoantigen
- 12. An example of an autoimmune disorder resulting from psychological stressors is
- 14. In graves disease there is an ___________ of thyroid