Immune System

3. occurs when body tissues become injured
7. soluble proteins secreted by B cells that damage, clump and slow foreign particles
9. responsible for eating foreign particles by engulfing them into a vacuole
10. these antibodies will protect the baby for a brief period of time following birth while the baby’s immune system develops
14. secretes hydrochloric acid & has protein digesting enzymes
18. when nonspecific body defenses are not enough and infection becomes widespread
19. substance that is capable of exciting the immune system and provokes an immune response
20. can kill and lyse cancer cells & destroy virus-infected cells

1. contains many chemicals that break down bacteria; such as lysozyme
2. chemical that interferes with the ability for viruses to attack other body cells
4. generalized responses to pathogen infection that don't target a specific cell type
5. have eliminated or severely limited diseases in the world; such as smallpox
6. originate from hemocytoblasts in red bone marrow
8. bonds that link together 4 amino acid chains in an antibody
11. ability of an organism to resist a particular toxin by the action of specific antibodies or WBC
12. antibodies are obtained from someone else
13. outermost shield against foreign invaders
15. transmitted through sexual contact, blood (via blood transfusions), contaminated needles, from mother to child
16. responsible for producing antibodies
17. exist to reproduce; take over the reproductive machinery of suitable host cells
19. immune response launched; sneezing, itching, runny nose, and watery eyes