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- 1. collections of B-Cells and T-Cells throughout the body
- 6. A special type of cell that is attached to B-Cells as opposed to floating in the Blood
- 7. A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow
- 8. The site in the body where most of the cells of the immune system are produced
- 10. when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system.
- 11. acquired through the introduction of a killed or weakened form of the disease organism through vaccination.
- 13. A type of white blood cell that has 2 main types
- 14. exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease.
- 15. a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body
- 16. a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign substances like bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes them
- 19. A white Blood Cell that signals B-Cells to produce antibodies
- 20. A white Blood Cell that produces antibodies
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- 2. acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease.
- 3. disease that can be spread from one person to another
- 4. A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead Antibodies and stimulates the action of other immune system cells
- 5. a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another
- 9. An organ located in the chest which instructs immature lymphocytes to become mature T-Cells
- 10. A germ that causes disease
- 12. collaboration between cells and proteins that work together to provide defense against infection.
- 17. A white Blood Cell that can attack any invading cell or virus.
- 18. the circulatory system
