Immunity-from-this-exam (you wish!)

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Across
  1. 4. when the body attacks itself
  2. 8. engulfing a bacterial cell
  3. 9. the first barrier defense in the immune system
  4. 10. (2 words) diabetes caused by the body attacking its own beta cells, so it can’t make insulin
  5. 13. red blood cell
  6. 14. resistance to a toxin or pathogen
  7. 15. anything that can cause a disease
  8. 18. antibody
  9. 19. treatment for shock
  10. 22. cells that secrete histamines
  11. 23. activated T cells that destroy cells presenting antigen epitopes
  12. 24. response to a cut or infection that makes an area red and swollen
  13. 27. nonspecific immunity found in all animals
  14. 28. induces production of memory B cells for a specific antigen
  15. 29. white blood cell that releases cytokines at a wound site
  16. 33. (2 words) secretes antibodies
  17. 35. shock caused by a systemic allergic reaction
  18. 36. sticky particles used for blood clotting
  19. 38. how many oxygen molecules can be bound to the same transport molecule
  20. 39. what histamine does to blood vessels in order to bring more blood to the infection site
  21. 40. interstitial fluid circulated through glands, ducts, and nodes before returning to blood
  22. 41. kept on hand for those with severe allergies, e.g., bees
Down
  1. 1. (abbrev) a “name tag” expressed in all cells of the body
  2. 2. chemical messengers secreted by immune cells which attract other white blood cells
  3. 3. water-soluble antigen receptor that tags cells with a recognized antigen for destruction
  4. 5. (2 words) attacks the cells without the proper identification
  5. 6. immunity to specific pathogens encountered before; only found in vertebrates
  6. 7. (2 words) #1 killer in ICUs, caused by systemic inflammatory response to infection
  7. 11. rapid, long-lasting response to an antigen the body has fought before
  8. 12. transports oxygen around body
  9. 16. pathogen’s “signature” that triggers an immune response
  10. 17. antibodies fuse with mast cells, releasing copious histamines
  11. 20. increase in this allows white blood cells to leave vessel for the infection site
  12. 21. most common white blood cell attracted by cytokines
  13. 25. protein that strengthens the clotting response
  14. 26. arthritis caused by the body attacking its own cartilage
  15. 30. T cells that recruit and activate other lymphocytes
  16. 31. white blood cell
  17. 32. a severe medical condition in which blood cannot clot properly
  18. 34. 55% of blood is this, and when you donate it, you receive your cells back
  19. 36. fever-inducing chemical signal
  20. 37. (2 words) formed in the bone marrow but matures in the thymus