Immune System

5. acquired immunity that create memory
9. a general response to damage of any kind: microbial, chemical, or physical
10. produced in the embryonic bone marrow and produce antibodies to a specific foreign antigen
11. help activate B cells and also help activate cytotoxic T cells to kill infected target cells
13. remember the specific foreign antigen and become active if it enters the body again
14. remember the specific antigen and initiate a rapid response upon a second exposure
15. chemical markers that identify cells
16. proteins shaped somewhat like the letter Y; do not destroy foreign antigens, but become attached to such antigens to "label" them for destruction

1. the ability to destroy pathogens or other foreign material and to prevent further cases of certain infectious diseases
2. B cells that produce antibodies specific for this one foreign antigen
3. type of lymphocyte that kills foreign cells by rupturing their cell membranes
4. chemically destroy foreign antigens by disrupting cell membranes
6. nonspecific immunity that does not create memory
7. produced in the bone marrow and thymus and bring cell-mediated immune response when infection occurred
8. proteins produced by cells infected with viruses and by T cells
12. a group of more than 20 plasma proteins that circulate in the blood until activated