Across
- 2. Circulating precursors of macrophages
- 5. Plaque-induced inflammatory disease causing soft and hard tissue damage
- 7. Singaling proteins that direct immune cell migration
- 10. Long-lived phagocytic cells derived from monocytes
- 11. Salivary enzyme that degrades bacterial cell walls
- 12. Cells lining blood vessels involved in immunity
- 15. Secretory antibody found in saliva and GCF at the oral mucosa
- 16. Cells that kill virus-infected and malignant cells
- 18. Signaling proteins coordinating immune responses
- 19. Cause or causes of a disease or pathological condition
- 20. Most abundant innate immune cells and primary responders in infection
Down
- 1. Cytokines that alter behavior of cell from which they were secreted e.g., self-regulating
- 3. Secondary lymphoid organ that filters blood and stores immune cells
- 4. Clear fluid derived from interstitial fluid that circulates immune cells
- 6. Primary lymphoid organ where T cells mature and are educated
- 8. Chemical mediator causing vasodilation and increased permeability
- 9. Progressive changes that occur as disease develops
- 13. Immune response to an inciting cause (e.g., microorganism or tissue damage)
- 14. Cells that produce antibodies
- 17. Physical and immunological barrier protecting oral tissues