Chapter 18 Lesson 2 Flashcards
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Your body’s ability to resist getting diseases
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Immunity
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Combination of body defenses made up of the cells, tissues, and organs that fight off pathogens and disease.
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Immune system
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Your body’s response to injury, or disease.
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Inflammation
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Secondary circulatory system that helps the body fight pathogens and have a steady fluid balance
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Lymphatic system
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The white blood cells in lymphatic system
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Lymphocytes
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Any substance released by invading pathogens
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Antigen
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Proteins that attach to antigens to keep them from harming the body.
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Antibodies
7
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Preparation of dead or weekend pathogens that caused the immune system to produce antibodies
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Vaccine
