The Immune System Crossword
Across
- 2. reaction to antigens that are not dangerous to most people
- 8. retrovirus that infects helper t cells
- 11. body system that includes many external defenses
- 13. part of the immune system that enhances the ability of antibodies, attack cell membranes
- 14. substance that produces immunity in the body
- 16. condition caused by human immunodeficiency virus
- 17. WBC that acts as a first line of defense
- 19. raised body temp to stop disease
- 20. underdeveloped or weakened immune response
Down
- 1. makes antibodies that attach to specific antigens
- 3. made of cells that attack foreign substances
- 4. swelling & redness
- 5. uncontrolled cell growth
- 6. chicken wing sized organ, trains immune cells
- 7. white blood cell that engulfs & digests pathogens
- 9. the ability to resist or recover from disease
- 10. type of disease, body cells under attack
- 12. coordinates the immune response or attack infected cells
- 15. specialized protein that tags pathogens for destruction
- 18. an organism, a virus, or protein causing disease