Specific Body Defenses II and Immune Disorders Brought to you by the Cogix Crossword Wizard

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1 These slow tumor growth and kill tumor cells 2 The antibody clumping antigens together
3 An allergy-causative antigen 4 Delayed hypersensitivity
5 Antibodies attract these to antigens 8 Immediate hypersensitivity
6 The antibody blocking the antigen's ability to bind to body cells 10 Cytokines that act on body defenses through their phagocytes
7 Type of arthritis in which the joint surfaces undergo autoimmune attack 13 Antibodies stimulate mast cells and basophils to cause this
9 Antibodies provide these for both phagocytes and complement system proteins 16 Cytotoxic reactions
11 Response to the initial encounter with an antigen 18 A disorder in which the immune response mistakenly targets ordinary body cells
12 A primary type of immune system cytokine
14 An inappropriate or excessive immune response to an antigen
15 Stimulates the bone marrow and lymphoid tissues to produce blood cells
17 A type of disease characterized by underdeveloped or insufficient immune response
19 An antibody involved in an autoimmune response
20 The antibody-antigen clumps becoming insoluble and leaving solution
21 Immune complex disorders
22 Response to a subsequent encounter with an antigen


Reference

Martini, Frederic H. and Bartholomew, Edwin F. Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd ed. 2000: Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

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