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Science ?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the body's ability to resist or protect itself against disease | immunity |
| microscopic organisms | microbe |
| disease-using bacteria and viruses | pathogens |
| hairlike projections that line the mucous membrane | cilia |
| a substance which kills bacteria that reach the stomach | hydrochloric acid |
| called tissue fluid before it enters the lymph vessels | lymph |
| enlarged bunches of lymphatic tissue along the lymph vessels | lymph nodes |
| a type of white blood cells that play an important part in immuity | lymphocytes |
| special proteins, produced in the white blood cells of lymph organs; provide immunity to particular substances | antibodies |
| Which part of the lymphatic system is located in your throat? | tonsils |
| Which part of the lymphatic system is located in your upper chest? | thymus |
| Which part of the lymphatic system is located in your armpits? | lymph nodes |
| Which part of the lymphatic system is located near your stomach? | spleen |
| Which part of the lymphatic system is located below your waist? | Peyer's patches |