Across
- 4. when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them
- 5. the average lifespan under normal conditions
- 10. red blood cells
- 13. where T cells mature
- 15. when exposure to a disease organism triggers the production of antibodies to that disease
- 16. releases histamine to increase inflammation response
- 17. thins the blood to prevent blood clotting.
- 19. produces a toxin protein that kills the pathogen
- 21. kills viral cells and detects cancer cells
- 22. makes large amounts of a specific antibody
- 24. found in the small intestine
- 25. Activated by a cytokines to bind and kill infected or cancerous cells.
- 26. a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system
Down
- 1. type of immunity that is built up as we are exposed to diseases
- 2. toxic or foreign substance that causes an immune response
- 3. platelets
- 6. Produces antibodies and oversees humoral response
- 7. engulfs and destroys pathogens
- 8. protein produce in response to an antigen
- 9. white blood cells
- 11. Control the immune reaction
- 12. Stimulated by a specific antigen to secrete chemical messengers called cytokines to stimulate other cells
- 14. produces antigen-specific antibodies
- 18. captures, processes, and presents antigens on the outside of its cell
- 20. the defense system you were born with
- 23. antigen specific T cell that remains long-term after an infection has been eliminated.