Across
- 2. Internal defenses such as fever and acid
- 5. Response causing redness, heat, swelling, and pain
- 10. Immediate, non-specific defense
- 12. Contain enzymes that kill bacteria
- 13. Destroy infected and cancerous cells
- 15. Phagocytic white blood cells
- 16. Immune cells that kill infected cells
- 17. Engulfing and digesting pathogens
Down
- 1. No memory of previous infections
- 3. Body’s ability to fight disease
- 4. Physical defenses like skin and mucus
- 6. Physical barrier against pathogens
- 7. Disease-causing microorganisms
- 8. White blood cells that engulf pathogens
- 9. Trap microbes with mucus
- 11. Destroys many swallowed pathogens
- 14. Elevated temperature that slows pathogens