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- 5. in the second level of defense, Eats pathogens in the blood steam (pac man)
- 6. A cell that matures in the thymus and is involved in an immune response that does not have to do with antibodies. It is referred as the HELPER.
- 10. A substance, such as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by or derived from certain fungi, bacteria, and other organisms, that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms.
- 12. nearly colorless cells found in the blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissues, constituting of white blood cells (including B-cells and T-cells).
- 14. A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B-cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or transplanted organ, and that neutralizes the antigen by binding specifically to it.
- 15. mast cells release this chemical which causes inflammatory of cells
- 16. Biological agent that can cause disease in the body.
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- 1. The organ system that protects the body from outside biological influences.
- 2. The Destroyer
- 3. cell that matures in the bone marrow and secretes millions of specific antibodies that are tuned in to kill a certain germ.
- 4. Simple, completely independent, single-celled organisms that are able reproduce into many pathogens.
- 7. A cell that destroys bacteria and viruses.
- 8. First level of immune system defense
- 9. A small, non-living particle that infects/invades other cells in the body in order to reproduce itself.
- 11. Soft, fatty, vascular tissue that fills most bone cavities and produces new red and white blood cells.
- 13. A weakened form of a disease is injected into the body for the purpose of building up the immune system against it.
