Across
- 3. Large group of diseases in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues
- 6. Occurs when immune response is compromised
- 7. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Causes antibiotic resistant infections
- 10. - Originate in the thymus and play role in cell-mediated immunity
- 12. Contains specialized lymphocytes that filter lymph fluid
- 14. A substance that causes an allergic reaction
- 15. enlargement of the spleen
- 16. - Obtained by having had or been vaccinated against a disease
Down
- 1. Plasma from arterial blood that flows into spaces between cells
- 2. - Binding of antibodies to antigens; labels the antigen so it can be recognized and destroyed by other cells of the immune system
- 4. infection - Caused by pathogen that does not normally produce illness in healthy humans
- 5. A condition, tumor or growth that is not cancerous
- 8. Produce antibodies
- 9. Swelling of tissues due to abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid
- 11. Inflammation of lymph nodes
- 13. Any substance the body regards as being foreign