Parts of the Immune System
This organ prevents germs from entering the body and contains many immune cells for defence
What is skin?
Lupus and Type 1 diabetes are examples of this type of disease where the immune system attacks healthy tissues.
What is Autoimmune disease?
The immune system's job is to fight ____, which include bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi.
What is Pathogens?
This is the specific part of the body where most immune system cells are created and multiply
What is Bone Marrow?
Eczema is a condition caused by this type of immune system state, reacting to harmless environmental factors.
What is Overactive Immune System?
This is the immune system's ability to recognize and respond to pathogens it has encountered before.
What is Immunological memory?
T cells, which scan the surfaces of cells for changes, go to this organ to mature.
What is Thymus
This term is used when a person is born with a weak immune system
What is Primary immune deficiency?
Between 70-80% of immune cells are located in this part of the body.
What is gut?
This organ is responsible for storing immune cells and breaking down red blood cells
What is Spleen?
This type of diease occurs when a person contracts a diease that later weakens their immune system
What is Acquired immune deficiency?
Immune cells travel through the body in this specific fluid found within specialized vessels.
What is Lymph?
These specific structures are responsible for identifying antigens and creating antibodies.
What is Peyer's patches?
These are usually genetic disorders that result in a person getting sick more frequently than normal.
What is Immunodeficiency diseases?
These structures function as filters to remove bacteria and other pathogens from the body.
What is Lymph nodes?