The Immune System

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Across
  1. 2. / increase body temperature to speed up immune system
  2. 3. / Y-shaped protein produced by plasma cells
  3. 5. / causes blood vessels to dilate
  4. 12. / can rapidly respond to any future exposure to the same antigen
  5. 14. / white blood cell that can kill tumor cells
  6. 15. / cytokine that stimulates Tc cells B cells, and other Th cells to become active
  7. 18. / an innate immune defense by physical injury or infection of tissue
  8. 20. / type of immune response that involves activation of B cells and leads to production of antibodies
  9. 21. / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  10. 23. / these cells respond to only certain cues
  11. 24. / produce antibodies
  12. 26. / hyper sensitive immune responses to allergens
  13. 27. / surface protein that binds to class I MHC molecules
  14. 29. / fight pathogens in the cell-mediated immune response
  15. 32. / these cells circulate for a lifetime
  16. 33. / particular lymphocyte that matches a specific antigen is identified and activated
  17. 34. / conferred by action of B cells and T memory cells for a specific pathogen
Down
  1. 1. / programmed cell death
  2. 4. / secreted by blood vessel endothelium and monocytes
  3. 6. / secretes cytokines that promote response of B cells and Tc cells
  4. 7. / kill body cells infected with pathogens
  5. 8. / location of maturation of T cells
  6. 9. / 30 blood proteins that function as local regulators
  7. 10. / ingest invading microbes
  8. 11. / also called antibodies
  9. 13. / protects underlying tissues from pathogens
  10. 15. / stimulates helper T cells to produce interleukin-2
  11. 16. / immunological disorder in which immune system turns against itself
  12. 17. / extreme allergic reaction from sudden dilation of blood vessels
  13. 19. / antibody secreting effector cell of humoral immunity
  14. 22. / protein that has antiviral or immune regulatory functions
  15. 25. / short term immunity
  16. 28. / membranes lines all body passages and cavities
  17. 30. / human immunodeficiency virus
  18. 31. / destroy microbes