Stress, Age, and Immune Function Crossword

Known as reduced efficiency in both the innate and adaptive immune systems with aging.
Soon after birth there is a steady decease in the ability of the thymus gland to produce these kind of white blood cells.
An artificial medium outside of the body.
Type of cell that declines in functionality but increases in number in older individuals.
In older individuals these show impaired functionality with decreases in antibody production.
Their diminished ability to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines impairs wound healing in the elderly.
Similar to examination stress this can trigger changes in cytokines and both NK cell and lymphocyte activity.
Women show greater immune ___________ than men following conflictive marital interactions.
Men appear to be at greater risk for this following spousal bereavement.
spousal caregivers are more likely to have elevated levels of these blood markers.
For children, exposure to frequent family conflict may disrupt the functioning of the SAM and HPA axes which are two of these types of systems.
Data supports the proposition that this occurs while critical physiological systems are developing.