active immunity - Answers immunity acquired by becoming infected by a disease
agglutination - Answers clumping effect occurring when an antibody acts as a cross-link
between two antigens
antibody - Answers a protein substance developed by the body in response to and interacting
with a specific antigen
antigen - Answers substance that induces the production of antibodies
antigenic determinant - Answers the specific area of an antigen that binds with an antibody
combining site and determines the specificity of the antigen-antibody reaction
apoptosis - Answers programmed cells death
B cells - Answers cells that are important for producing a humoral immune response
cellular immune response - Answers the immune system's third line of defense, involving the
attack of pathogens by the T cells
complement - Answers series of enzymatic proteins in the serum that, when activated, destroy
bacteria and other cells
cytokines - Answers generic term for non antibody proteins that act as intercellular mediators,
as in the generation of immune response
cytotoxic T cells - Answers lymphocytes that lyse cells infected with virus
helper T cells - Answers are activated on recognition of antigens and stimulate the rest of the
immune system
humoral immune response - Answers the immune system's second line of defense; often
termed the antibody response
immune system - Answers the collection of organs, cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate
the immune response
immunity - Answers the body's specific protective response to a foreign agent or organism,
resistance to disease, specifically infectious diseases
immunopathology - Answers study of diseases resulting in dysfunctions within the immune
system
immunoregulation - Answers complex system of checks and balances that regulates or controls
immune responses