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ch 14 vocab grade 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an above normal body temperature that is part of the inflammatory response | fever |
| lymphocyte that identifies pathogens and distinguishes one pathogen from another | T-Cell |
| a disease caused by a virus that attacks the immune system | Aids |
| a white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down | phagocyte |
| a mass of abnormal cells that develop when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably | tumor |
| a disorder in which the immune system is overly sensitive to a foreign substance | allergy |
| the ability of the immune system to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease | immunity |
| a substance used in a vaccination that consists of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can still trigger the immune response | vaccine |
| a chemical produced in the pancreas that enables the body's cells to take on glucose from the blood and use it for energy | insulin |
| a virus or microorganism that can cause disease | pathogen |
| immunity that occurs when a person;s own immune system produces antibodies in response the the presence of a pathogen | active immunity |
| a disorder in which the respiratory passages narrow significantly | asthma |
| a chemical that kills bacteria of slows the growth without harming the body's cells | antibiotic |
| a white blood cell that reacts to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically at that pathogen | lymphocyte |
| a substance that causes an allergy | allergen |
| a substance or factor in the environment that can cause cancer | carcinogen |
| a molecule on a cell that the immune system can recognize either as a part of the body or as coming from outside the body | antigen |
| a heating process that is widely used to kill microorganisms in food products such as milk | pasteurization |
| immunity in which the antibodies that fight a pathogen come from another organism rather thatn from the persons own body | passive immunity |
| part of the body's defense against pathogens in which cells of the immune system react to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically at that pathogen | immune response |
| a condition in which either the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin, or the body cannot use the insulin properly | diabetes |
| a disease that can pass from one organism to another | infectious disease |
| the process by which harmless antigens are deliberately introduced into a persons body to produce active immunity | vaccination |
| part of the body's defense against pathogensin which white blood cells leak from blood vessels into tissue | inflammatory response |
| a chemical that is responsible for the systems of an allergy | Histimine |
| lymphocyte that produces a chemical that helps destroy a specific kind of pathogen | B-Cell |
| a chemical produced by a B-Cellof the immune system that destroys a specific kind of pathogen | antibody |
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