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biology 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveoli | air sacs in the lungs |
| antibiotics | medicines used to kill bacteria that cause disease |
| antibody | a substance, produced in the blood or tissues, that kills or weakens bacteria |
| antigen | a substance that causes the body to produce antibodies to fight disease |
| artery | a tube that carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body |
| bacteria | single cells that cause disease or help to protect the body from disease |
| capillary | the smallest blood vessel that joins the end of an artery to the beginning of a vein |
| clot | lump or mass formed by thickened blood |
| immunity | the body's ability to produce antibodies to protect itself from disease |
| marrow | soft material inside bones that produces red blood cells |