Across
- 1. :largest lymphatic organ: breaks up old red blood cells and produces lymphocytes and plasmids
- 4. :resistance to a certain pathogen
- 6. :a cytokine that cause an inflammatory response to an injury; results in redness, swelling, warmth, and pain
- 9. :a cell that breaks down large particles or whole cells; phagocytosis is the act of doing this
- 10. : line body cavities; trap pathogens to keep them out of body
- 11. :stimulates an immune response against an antigen
- 14. :lymphatic tissue near back of throat; traps and removes bacteria and pathogens
- 15. : when white blood cells interact with foreign substances causing the body temperature to rise
- 20. :released by white blood cells and macrophages; cause body temperature to increase which prevents bacteria from multiplying
- 21. :kill pathogens by puncturing cell membrane
- 22. :a fluid found in the lymphatic system
- 23. :an organism that causes a disease
Down
- 2. system: a series of one way vessels; carry intercellular fluid from tissues to bloodstream
- 3. :filters lymph for bacteria and tumor cells
- 5. : white blood cell that protects the body from reinfection by a specific pathogen
- 7. : a large white blood cell that attacks pathogen infected and cancer cells
- 8. :initiate chemical response
- 12. :cells that allow the body to remember and recognize previous invaders and help the body destroy them
- 13. :produces antibodies in response to antigens
- 16. :a substance that stimulates an immune response
- 17. :protein that inhibits the reproduction of viruses
- 18. :a large white cells that breaks down pathogens and cellular debris
- 19. :solution containing a harmless version of a virus, bacterium or toxin that causes an immune response when introduced into the body.