Across
- 2. a white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing and digesting them
- 8. disease that is caused by hereditary or environmental factors
- 10. the type and amount of food that a person eats
- 11. the ability to resist or recover from an infectious disease
- 12. disease that is caused by a pathogen
- 14. make antibodies that attach to specific antigens
Down
- 1. an organism, virus, or a protein that causes disease
- 3. when a person weighs more than 20% above his or her recommended body weight
- 4. means a person is heavy for his or her height and has excess stored fat
- 5. a specialized protein that binds to a specific antigen to tag it for destruction
- 6. a substance that provides energy or helps form body tissue
- 7. a substance prepared from killed or weakened pathogens
- 9. System made up of tissues and specialized white blood cells that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body
- 13. coordinate the body's immune response