Ability to recognize and remember specific
antigens and mount an attack on them

T cells that respond to antigens and destroy
them

clear watery fluid that surrounds body cells
and flows in a system of lymph vessels throughout
the body

immun/o

axill/o

Mass of lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx

Lymph nodes in the neck region

Vessels that carry lymph throughout your body

lymph/o

cervic/o

Protein produced by B cells to destroy antigens

Proteins in the blood that help antibodies and
kill their target

tiny vessels found in the tissues. They transport and filter lymphatic fluid

lymphaden/o

immun/o

Substance that the body recognizes as foreign
evokes an immune response

Proteins secreted by cytotoxic
T cells to aid in antigen destruction

The thymus gland is in the chest between the lungs. It makes white blood cells

splen/o

inguin/o

Lymph nodes in the armpit

Body’s ability to resist foreign organisms and
toxins that damage tissues and organs

Fluid found in the spaces around cells

thym/o

lymph/o