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7thHumanBio-5-Sec1/2
7th Human Biology Chapter 5 Sec. 1&2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pathogens | organisms that cause disease |
| infectious disease | disease caused by the presence of living thing within the body |
| toxin | poison |
| inflammatory response | body's second line of defense |
| phagocyte | white blood cells that engulf pathogens and destroy them |
| immune response | body's third line of defense |
| lymphocytes | white blood cells that distinguish between different kinds of pathogens |
| T cells | identify path and distinguish one kind from another |
| antigens | molecules that the immune system recognizes part of the ody or outside the body |
| B cells | produce proteins that help destroy pathogens |
| antibodies | proteins that destroy pathogens |
| AIDS | acqired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| HIV | the virus that causes AIDS |