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Microbiology Mod 20 & 21

Horizontales
Carbohydrate sugar found on a variety of bacteria that binds toll-like receptors on phagocytes to initiate phagocytosis
Abbreviation for the activation of C5b, C6, C7, C8, and multiple copies of C9 that penetrate a pathogen's phospholipid bilayer and results in cytolysis
Exemption or freedom from disease
Group of proteins in the blood fluid that can be non-specifically activated by mannose and lipopolysaccharide, and specifically activated by antibodies
Type of defense that develops as a result of exposure and is adaptive (I,e., antibodies)
White blood cells referred to as "first responders" that immediately begin phagocytosis
Last name of scientist responsible for discovering phagocytes and phagocytosis while studying starfish larvae
Nitrogen-containing substance released by mast cells that triggers the inflammatory response
Verticales
Host enzyme that digests peptidoglycan
Small cell-signaling proteins secreted by host cells (i.e., interleukins and interferons)
White blood cells that transform into macrophages
Type of defense that is inborn, available and ready to defend at the time of birth (I.e., skin, phagocytosis, fever)
Confined pocket of pus that scabs over to create a barrier of protection from pathogens
"Big eater" cells that are actively phagocytic, they. digest material consumed and release wastes to continue eating
Collection of dead neutrophils, phagocytic waste products, and tissue fluid