Vocab
Type of disease in which the body attacks its own cells
Autoimmune
Cancer
"Remember" how to make antibodies for a specific pathogen
Memory B Cells
What type of rock is formed from cooled molten lava?
Igneous
diseases that spread from one living thing to another
infectious
How many chambers make up the human heart?
4
resistance to a disease
immunity
What subatomic particle orbits the nucleus of an atom?
Electron
substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria
Antibiotic
What substance makes up a sharkâs skeleton?
Cartilage
antibody
Which of the following is an infectious disease?
a. allergies
b. rheumatoid arthritis
c. flu
C. flu
the overreaction of the immune system to harmless antigens
allergy
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth Enamel
small piece of a pathogen that generates an immune response
antigen
_____ attacks helper T cells (HIV or Cancer)
HIV
cells that engulf microorganisms or viruses
macrophage
use of heat to kill bacteria in food and beverages
pasteurization
the body system that attacks pathogens
immune system
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
Killer T Cells
The purpose of the immune system is to:
Eliminate Disease
cells that produce antiobodies
B cells
send word to killer T Cells and activate B cells
Helper T Cell
agent that causes an infectious disease
pathogen