Across
- 2. immunity what a person is born with to help fight bacteria and viruses
- 9. sometimes called the kissing disease because it is spread by saliva
- 12. clear, link between in the capillaries and the tissue
- 13. 2nd most common cause of death in the us
- 14. erythematosus autoimmune disease in which your body attacks its own tissue and organs
- 15. accompany and closely parallel veins,transport lymph fluid
- 17. body's way to fight infection and protect itself
- 19. located in the upper anterior chest,produces t-lymphocytes
- 20. immunity occurs as a result of exposure to invaders develops during your lifetime
Down
- 1. a form of cancer of the lymph nodes
- 3. inflammation of the lymph glands
- 4. the buildup of lymph fluid in the soft tissue
- 5. occurs when the body immune system fails to protect itself against foreign material
- 6. disease that suppresses the natural immune defense system
- 7. malignant disorder,caused by the body producing too many lymphocytes
- 8. reaction that stimulates a massive secretion of histamine and causes everything to swell
- 10. sac-like structure that produces monocytes and lymphocytes
- 11. disorder that causes the skin to get thick and hard to bend
- 16. inflammation of the tonsils
- 18. tiny oval shaped structures,size ranges from pinhead to an almond