The Immune system

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Across
  1. 4. respond to infections by viruses or other intracellular parasites
  2. 5. a disease-causing organism
  3. 6. a foreign molecule that elicits a specific response against it
  4. 7. the immune response that responds to infection and adapts to specific pathogens
  5. 9. mature in the thymus
  6. 10. blood vessels swell to increase blood flow
  7. 11. the type of cell that releases free floating antibodies
  8. 13. the response in recognizing foreign and dangerous molecules and responding to eliminate them
  9. 18. the factor that stimulates immune cells to initiate an inflammatory response
Down
  1. 1. complete development in bone marrow
  2. 2. caused by cytokines to help the body fight infection by elevating body temperature
  3. 3. the type of immune response that provides immediate and nonspecific protection against pathogens
  4. 4. regulate interactions between white blood cells
  5. 6. Y-shaped proteins with specific receptors that bind with specific antigens
  6. 8. study of internal defense systems
  7. 12. originate from bone marrow
  8. 14. signaling molecules that control the movement of immune system cells
  9. 15. the type of cell that stay in the body trying to find an antigen match
  10. 16. a cell that displays antigens on its plasma membrane
  11. 17. released by mast cells