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- 2. One of the three types of defenses that includes granulocytes and agranulocytes.
- 4. The sac/vesicle that phagocyte forms to wrap around the pathogen.
- 7. Cytokines released by a cell that's infected with a virus.
- 9. A local and defensive response mechanism of innate immunity that helps the body fight off infections.
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- 1. One type of white blood cell that monocytes will mature to when they enter body tissues.
- 3. One type of white blood cell that are known for fighting against parasites.
- 5. The structures that allow phagocytic cells to detect PAMPs. They are either located on the surface of a phagocyte, or embedded in the membranes of inner organelles.
- 6. The process of coating a pathogen by a chemical substance that allows phagocytic cells to recognize and destroy it more easily.
- 8. part of the innate immune system and consists of over 30 small proteins that are synthesized by the liver, and circulate in the blood as inactive precursors. They have 3 pathways of activation.
- 10. also known as pyrexia, an inflammatory process of the innate immune response against many infections and diseases.