Immune / Lymphatic System

2. reaction when the body's immune system overacts to substance.
4. provide protection for susceptible individuals from diseases by the administration of a vaccine to provide acquired immunity against a specific disease.
7. a preparation containing an antigen, consisting of a whole or partial disease-causing organisms.
8. specialized WBC of the immune system
10. disease fighting protein created by cell of the immune system response to the specific antigen
11. antibodies that bind with specific antigens
16. destroy allergens and pathogens

1. a substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual.
3. the state of being resistant to a specific disease.
5. mass of lymphoid tissue that form a protective ring around the back of the nose and the upper throat.
6. foreign substance that invade the body.
8. the cells of the immune system that fight off infection
9. surround and kill invading cells
12. colorless fluid that removes cellular waste products
13. filters pathogens and other foreign material from the body (located on the left side of the abdomen and behind the stomach).
14. secrets thymosin that aids in the maturation of t-lymphocytes for use by the immune system.
15. disease causing antigen