Immunity

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