Crossword CPA #17

Question 1

occurs during acute inflammation due to histamine secretion and this allows diapedesis to occur by increasing the diameter of blood vessels

Answer 1

vasodilation

Question 2

proteins that act in opsonization, chemotaxis, and inflammation

Answer 2

complement

Question 3

aka when a phagocyte swallows a microbe; contains digestive enzymes to breakdown microbe

Answer 3

phagolysosome

Question 4

something that neutrophils can do/make which involves disintegration of their nuclei to commit cell suicide to create a microbe trap

Answer 4

NETs

Question 5

defensive chemicals against viral infections; induces neighbor cells to avoid infection by reducing antiviral proteins

Answer 5

interferons

Question 6

occurs during fever; increases core body temp and causes shivering and chills by decreasing blood vessel diameter

Answer 6

vasoconstriction

Question 7

lymphocyte cells that secrete toxins to kill virally infected cells and neoplastic cells

Answer 7

natural killer cells

Question 8

a process in the body in which a microbe is tagged to increase the chance of and reduce the time of the microbe getting phagocytosed when in body

Answer 8

opsonization

Question 9

the movement of a phagocyte toward a microbe

Answer 9

chemotaxis

Question 10

regulates body temp

Answer 10

hypothalamus

Question 11

molecules that cause the increase of body temp; can be bacterial toxins, lysed bacteria cell contents, antibody-antigen complexes, etc.

Answer 11

pyrogens

Question 12

process that has 4 signs - redness, heat, edema, pain

Answer 12

inflammation

Question 13

when body temp is higher than 37C

Answer 13

fever

Question 14

aka cell eating

Answer 14

phagocytosis

Question 15

swelling that may occur from increased diapedesis; may also cause pain by adding pressure to nerve endings

Answer 15

edema

Question 16

process a phagocyte uses to release digested microbe pieces

Answer 16

exocytosis