Across
- 6. release histamine during inflammatory and allergic reaction
- 11. specialized t cells destroy affected host cells
- 13. lymphocyte that produces antibodies
- 15. trigger apoptosis of foreign cells during cell-mediated response
- 17. class of proteins in the immune system, antibodies
- 18. glycoproteins that regulate immune response
- 19. immune system loses tolerance for self and turns against certain molecules of the body
- 20. region on antibody that binds to antigens
- 21. short term immunity resulting from introduction of antibodies from another person or animal
- 24. lymphocytes that respond to a particular antigen on its reintroduction
- 25. enhance the ability of antibodies and phagocytes to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism
- 26. triggers the humoral and cell-mediated responses
- 27. parts of the antibody that make each cell specific to one antigen
- 28. block actions of other lymphocytes to keep the immune system from becoming over-active
Down
- 1. when a pathogen is marked for destruction by phagocytes
- 2. resistance to disease
- 3. protein pair that forms part of the main antigen-binding regions of an antibody
- 4. differentiated B cells that produce a single type of antibody
- 5. shows how immunological memory allows a rapid response upon a second exposure to an antigen
- 7. signaling proteins that cause other cells to heighten anti-viral defenses in response to the presence of a virus
- 8. immunity resulting from production of antibodies in the presence of an antigen
- 9. antibodies neutralize or eliminate toxins and pathogens in the blood and lymph
- 10. protein pair that makes up the major part of an antibody
- 12. where antibody attaches to antigen
- 14. substance produced by lymphocytes that acts upon other immune system cells
- 15. determine the particular class that an antibody belongs to
- 16. proteins displayed on cell surface responsibe for tissue/organ rejection
- 22. mature in thymus
- 23. substance that elicits lymphocyte response