Match the vocabulary word with the proper definition.
Definitions
_____ 1. provide a mechanical barrier at body openings
_____ 2. disease-causing agents
_____ 3. a type of white blood cell
_____ 4. living organisms that help protect the body
_____ 5. the most important mechanical barrier
_____ 6. a slimy substance that traps pathogens
_____ 7. the process in which leukocytes engulf pathogens
_____ 8. destroy pathogens on the outer body surface, at body openings, and on inner body linings
_____ 9. the first reaction of the body to tissue damage or infection
_____ 10. physically block pathogens from entering the body
_____ 11. protects the body from worms, germs, and other agents of harm
_____ 12. sweep mucus and pathogens toward body openings

Terms
a. biological barriers
b. chemical barriers
c. cilia
d. immune system
e. inflammatory response
f. leukocyte
g. mechanical barriers
h. mucous membrane
i. mucus
j. pathogens
k. phagocytosis
l. skin