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- 2. type of cell that contains granules packed with potent killing compounds
- 11. test that healthcare professionals use to see composition of cells in blood
- 14. most common assault to the immune system
- 15. 2 layers on a cell that separate the inside of the cell from the outside of the cell
- 17. body system that our immune cells flow in and out of through ducts and capillaries
- 18. type of memory that some cells retain after seeing a type of pathogen
- 21. % of total blood volume
- 25. heaviest layer of blood made solely of red blood cells
- 26. type of selection to let the body know which B-cells to make more of
- 31. when an antibody is assembled by picking gene segments and pasting them together
- 32. type of cell with no granules that circulates in the blood. Macrophages and dendritic cells
- 34. special proteins that circulate the blood of immunized people
- 35. type of cells that stick around as “leftovers” and are easier to activate
- 36. protein that spans the cell membrane
- 38. condition that results in low hemoglobin
- 40. type of T-cell that directs the action and are cytokine factories
- 41. eukaryotic pathogen can be unicellular or multicellular
- 45. each virus has its own unique set of what?
- 46. a tightly controlled process to create specialized cells from unspecialized cells
- 49. lineage that creates red blood cells, platelets, myoblasts, and monocytes
- 50. the study of the immune system
- 51. what fungi cell walls are made of
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- 1. largest invader
- 3. type of cell that helps us to deal with larger parasites
- 4. cell that lives in tissues on watch for chemical signals from injured cells or pathogens
- 5. Prokaryote, second smallest pathogen
- 6. type of cell that lives in the tissue and responds to invaders via phagocytosis
- 7. smallest non-living pathogen
- 8. immune response that is 2nd line of defense after skin. Mounts a response to a variety of well-known pathogens
- 9. top, least dense layer of blood that contains proteins, nutrients, and hormones
- 10. oxygen carrying protein
- 12. where immune cells and blood cells originate
- 13. when we react inappropriately to our own body
- 16. specialized fluid that carries immune cells
- 19. type of antibodies that can bind to a virus and keep the virus from entering a cell or reproducing
- 20. proteins that macrophages produce and secrete when in battle. Recruits more defenders
- 22. least common of the lymphocytes that contribute to allergy response
- 23. bacterial cell wall with thick layer of peptidoglycan
- 24. the cell that all other cells originate from
- 27. most abundant type of lymphocyte that has a very short life
- 28. immune response that must be activated and is specialized
- 29. vesicle inside a phagocyte and destroys bacteria during phagocytosis
- 30. bacterial cell wall with 2 membranes and thin peptidoglycan layer
- 33. lineage that creates T-cell, B-cells, and natural killer cells
- 37. agent that caused the antibodies to be made
- 39. cells that help mount an allergic response and amplifying inflammatory signals
- 42. to tag invaders for destruction
- 43. what happens when a macrophage engulfs an invader into a vesicle
- 44. middle layer of the blood that contains all leukocytes and platelets
- 47. type of T-cell that keeps the immune system from over reacting
- 48. type of T-cell that can destroy virus-infected cells