Across
- 6. Chemical released by mast cells which causes inflammation
- 7. Filters bacteria and other agents of disease from lymph
- 8. Cell that alerts the adaptive immune system when antigens are detected
- 9. A tissue or organ transplanted from one species to another
- 12. White blood cell that plays a central role in adaptive immunity
- 13. White blood cell that targets parasites, such as worms
- 14. Molecule or particle that the immune system recognizes as non-self
Down
- 1. Substances released by white blood cells to strengthen immune response
- 2. The immunity that is tailored to particular pathogens that enter the body
- 3. The body's ability to resist and fight infections
- 4. The body's immunity that a person is born with to defend against infection
- 5. White blood cell that engulfs and destroys foreign agents
- 10. Phagocytic cell that accounts for two-thirds of white blood cells
- 11. Lymphatic system's largest organ