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antibody
a protein made in response to an antigen
antigen
substances that causes the body to make a specific immune response
basophil
involved in allergic and inflammatory reactions
chemokines
commmunicating/signaling cells
chemotaxis
the migration of cells toward attractant chemicals or away from repellents
complement cascade
proteins that assists in destroying pathogens
edema
swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in the body’s tissues
eosinophil
a type of disease fighting white blood cell
eosinophilia
a higher than normal level of eosinophil
granulocytes
named for the prominent cytoplasmic granules they posses
Leukocytosis
a high white blood cell count
Leukopenia
an abnormally low number of circulating leukocytes
lysozyme
antimicrobial agent that is found in bodily secretions; provides protection against microbes
macrophage
develop from monocytes during inflammatory response to infections
monocyte
a type of white blood cell and a type of phagocyte
neutrophil
a white blood cells that’s an important part of the body and helps fight infection'; one of the most important phagocytes
nonspecific host defense mechanisms
general and serve to protect the body against many harmful substances
opsonization
process by which phagocytosis is facilitated by the deposition of opsionins
phagosome
a vesicle formed around a particle engulfed by a phagocyte via phagocytosis
purulent exudate
one in which there are a lot of active and and dead neutrophils
pyogenic microbes
pathogenic organisms that release certain cellular or toxic metabolites and leukocidins
transferrin
glycoprotein from liver that has a high affinity for iron and bind to it thus depriving pathogens of it
vasodilation
the dilation of blood vessles which decreases blood pressure
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