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Pathogens & Human Illness
Immune System
Immune Response
Immunity & Technology
Factors Affecting Blood Flow
100
States that microscopic particles cause certain diseases.
What is Germ Theory
100
Blood cells that find and kill pathogens that have gotten past the body's external barriers.
What is White Blood Cells
100
A nonspecific response that is characterized by swelling, redness, pain, itching, and increased warmth at the affected site.
What is Inflammation
100

mucous and tears

What are mechanical barriers

100

Substance that hardens and clogs up arteries

What is plaque

200
Disease-causing agents.
What is Pathogens
200
Proteins made by B cells that destroy pathogens.
What is Antibodies
200
Protein markers on the surfaces of cells and viruses that help the immune system identify a foreign cell or virus.
What is Antigens
200
Occurs when bacteria mutate so that they are no longer affected by antibodies.
What is Antibiotic Resistance
200

This rare disorder produces too many red blood cells and slows down blood flow

What is polycythemia vera

300
Staff infections, strep throat, food poisoning, pneumonia

What are illnesses caused by bacteria

300
Prevents a person from getting sick from a pathogen.
What is Immunity
300

another name for non-specific immunity

Innate immunity

300

Are taken to cure an illness, not prevent it!

What are antibiotics

300

 This factor pulls water into your blood vessels, increasing the total amount (volume) of blood inside your blood vessels and increases blood pressure

What is increased salt intake

400
measles, AIDS, chicken pox, the flu

What are illnesses caused by a virus

400
The three types of proteins used to fight off invading pathogens.
What is Complement proteins, Antibodies, and Interferons
400

T and B cells are these type of WBC

What are Lymphocytes?

400

Your immune system overreacting to an allergen

What is an allergy

400

It is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women.  It happens when the arteries that supply blood to heart muscle become hardened and narrowed.

What is CAD-coronary artery disease

500
Organisms that grow and feed on a host.
What is a Parasite
500
Your body's first line of defense.
What is Skin
500

Produces immunity through the active, artificial route

What are vaccines

500

Contain weak living pathogens

What is live attenuated vaccines

500

These are the names of the top and bottom numbers that represent your blood pressure.

What is systolic and diastolic