Immune System

2. have eliminated or severely limited diseases in the world; such as smallpox
6. responsible for producing antibodies
7. occurs when body tissues become injured
9. soluble proteins secreted by B cells that damage, clump and slow foreign particles
12. outermost shield against foreign invaders
13. originate from hemocytoblasts in red bone marrow
14. exist to reproduce; take over the reproductive machinery of suitable host cells
15. bonds that link together 4 amino acid chains in an antibody
17. when nonspecific body defenses are not enough and infection becomes widespread
19. immune response launched; sneezing, itching, runny nose, and watery eyes
20. transmitted through sexual contact, blood (via blood transfusions), contaminated needles, from mother to child

1. ability of an organism to resist a particular toxin by the action of specific antibodies or WBC
3. generalized responses to pathogen infection that don't target a specific cell type
4. responsible for eating foreign particles by engulfing them into a vacuole
5. secretes hydrochloric acid & has protein digesting enzymes
6. these antibodies will protect the baby for a brief period of time following birth while the baby’s immune system develops
8. antibodies are obtained from someone else
10. chemical that interferes with the ability for viruses to attack other body cells
11. substance that is capable of exciting the immune system and provokes an immune response
16. can kill and lyse cancer cells & destroy virus-infected cells
18. contains many chemicals that break down bacteria; such as lysozyme