6Science Quiz 15B

increase of white blood cells and an inflammatory response

• nonspecific defenses

• specific immunity

• adaptive response

• pathogen resistance

special proteins produced by white blood cells that can destroy pathogens

• antibodies

• enzymes

• hormones

• cytokines

the body's specific defense

• immune response

• inflammatory response

• cellular respiration

• metabolic rate

discovered that a mold called penicillin kills bacteria

• Alexander Flemming

• Louis Pasteur

• Joseph Lister

• Robert Koch

chemicals made by microorganisms that are able to destroy other microorganisms

• antibiotics

• antivirals

• vaccines

• probiotics

white blood cells that remember pathogens and the specific antibodies needed to defeat them

• memory cells

• plasma cells

• red blood cells

• T cells

occurs when the immune system attacks healthy cells that it should protect

• autoimmune disease

• infectious disease

• allergic reaction

• metabolic disorder

some pathogens can be killed by ___

• fevers

• antibiotics

• vaccines

• antiseptics

when white blood cells mistakenly identify harmless foreign particles as an enemy, this may happen

• autoimmune disorder

• allergic reaction

• infection

• inflammation

4 of the body's defensive barriers

• scabs, sweat, tears, and earwax

• blood, saliva, mucus, and bile

• skin, hair, nails, and fat

• bones, muscles, organs, and nerves