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- 3. cells/ After having the chicken pox, _______ would remain in the body, enabling it to respond quickly and efficiently to subsequent infections of meetings with the same antigen.
- 4. cells/ The immune cells involved in allergic reactions, especially in the lining of the nasal passages, causing sneezing and runny noses ___________.
- 6. A substance capable of provoking an immune response, not normally present in the body
- 9. __________ disorders are characterized by the excessive or inappropriate activation of the immune system.
- 11. cells/ Antibody producing machines that produces a huge number of immunoglobulin are called __________.
- 12. The most common overreactions of the immune system are known as ____________.
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- 1. Antibodies are also known as ____________.
- 2. is mediated by secreted molecules and is the main defense against extracellular microbes.
- 5. The basic functional unit of the immune system is the ___________.
- 7. involves the supplementation or stimulation of a host’s own immune response, often through the use of intravenous immune globulin
- 8. Disorders of the __________ system compromise the effectiveness of the innate immune system.
- 10. The injection of weakened pathogens to produce immunity is a(n) __________.