Miscellaneous Immune System

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  1. 3. treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease; inoculation
  2. 6. called germs, are microscopic organisms not visible with the naked eye
  3. 8. called B lymphocyte
  4. 10. is a mean by which the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it
  5. 13. all the body's blood cells including T and B lymphocytes
  6. 14. A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells
  7. 15. is nonspecific resistance that destroys invaders in a generalized way without targeting specific individuals
  8. 18. help protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer. Also called T lymphocyte and thymocyte.
  9. 19. is the antibody protection your body creates against a germ once you've been infected with it
  10. 20. A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells. It can also boost immune responses
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  1. 1. when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system
  2. 2. your immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys platelets
  3. 4. involves the production of two types of lymphocytes B and T cells which are specific to the invading particle
  4. 5. physical and chemical barriers that are always ready and prepared to defend the body from infection
  5. 7. A protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen
  6. 9. A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood and lymph tissue
  7. 11. results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease
  8. 12. is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system. There are two main types B cells and T cells
  9. 16. A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases
  10. 17. happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them