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- 3. These structures are found at the far end of the axon
- 7. The first set of lymphocytes that spring into action against a pathogen
- 9. These are the building blocks of the nervous system
- 10. These white blood cells are the body's final line of defense
- 13. This structure is usually longer than dendrites and carries impulses away from the cell body
- 15. This line of immune defense is an increase above the body's normal temperature
- 17. Each piece of information that the body can react to
- 19. These tree-like structures branch off the cell body
- 20. These lymphocytes make antibodies
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- 1. Special chemicals on the cell membrane of organisms that macrophages use to identify organisms as foreign
- 2. How your body reacts to a stimulus
- 4. Largest part of a neuron that has cytoplasm, a nucleus, and organelles
- 5. These are electrical signals that control your body
- 6. The line of defense after the skin or mucous membrane, which often occurs as a swollen area
- 8. Special proteins that react against specific antigens
- 11. These special white blood cells attack pathogens during inflammation
- 12. This is the defensive network of the human body
- 14. The long-term resistance to disease that the immune system provides
- 16. The body's first line of defense against germs
- 18. Another name for neurons
