1.The ____________________________________is your first line of defense and its generally impermeable to bacteria and viruses. I
t also secretes antibacterial ________________________________. 2. Any substance the body reacts against is called an_________________________________ and can be anything from unhealthy body cells, bacteria or viruses, or poisonous substances called _____________________________.
3. Antibiotics are effective against ____________________________infections, but have no effect on most _______________________________infections.
4. Skin, inflammation, stomach acid, and fever are all non-specific parts of the _________________________________immune system.
5. The _________________________immune system is also called "specific" and includes T cells and B cells.
6. The scientific word for ANY white blood cell is _____________________________.
7. The specific immune system has 2 main parts - _________________________________which involves fighting off pathogens in the fluids of the body and ____________________________where infected body cells are destroyed.
8. _______________________________are most involved in humoral and _________________________________are in charge of cell-mediated responses.
9. The T-cell in charge of coordinating the entire immune response is ___________________________________while _________________________________destroys infected body cells.
10. B-cells are in charge of _________________________________production.
11. The lymphatic system is composed of tubes and 500-600 lymph __________________, which are full of lymphocytes and filter and clean body tissue fluid before putting it back into the bloodstream in the chest.
The epithelial cells resist stretching and twisting in the
skin because if desmosomes that holds them together. The desmosomes are the one
responsible for the cell to cell adhesions, making them be tight or held
together as this is its structure.
