Immune System

Prokaryotic cells and most common pathogen

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protozoan Parasites

• Viruses

Forms spores that can be transmitted through air or skin contact

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protozoan Parasites

• Viruses

Single- celled eukaryotes that typically need multiple hosts

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protozoan Parasites

• Viruses

Made up of encapsulated RNA or DNA and protein; NOT cells

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protozoan Parasites

• Viruses

Which part creates antibodies and specialized cells

• White Blood Cells

• Spleen

• Lymph nodes, tissues, and vessels

• Tonsils and Adenoids

Which part produces specific immune cells called T cells

• White Blood Cells

• Lymph nodes, tissues, and vessels

• Thymus

• Bone Marrow

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Which part creates white blood cells that help fight infection

• Spleen

• Lymph nodes, tissues, and vessels

• Bone Marrow

• Thymus

Which part helps trap and destroy foreign substance and filter them from the blood

• Tonsils and Adenoids

• lymph nodes, tissues, and vessels

• Thymus

• Spleen

Which part filters pathogens from the bloodstream and produces antibodies

• Spleen

• Tonsils and Adenoids

• Bone Marrow

• White Blood Cells

What part destroy pathogens

• lymph nodes, tissues, and vessels

• White blood cells

• Bone Marrow

• Spleen