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25 Cards in this Set
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ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
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FORMATION OF ANTIBODIES AND LYMPHOCYTES AFTER EXPOSURE TO AN ANTIGEN.
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ADNOIDS
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MASSES OF LYMPH TISSUE IN THE NASOPHARYNX.
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ANTIBODIES
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PROTEINS THAT DISTROYS ANTIGENS.
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AXILLARY NODES
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LYMPH NODES IN THE ARMPIT.
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B CELLS
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LYMPHOCYTE THAT TRANSFORMS INTO PLASMA CELL TO SECRETE ANTIBODIES.
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CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY
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AN IMMUNE RESPONSE WHEREBY DESTRUCTION OF ANTIGENS TAKES PLACE.
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CERVICAL NODES
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LYMPH NODES IN THE NECK REGION.
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CYTOTOXIC CELLS
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T-CELL LYMPHOCYTE THAT DIRECTLY KILLS FORIEGN CELLS.
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DENDITE CELLS
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ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS DERIVED FROM MONOCYTES.
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HELPER CELL
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T CELLS THAT AID B CELLS IN STIMULATING ANTIBODY FORMATION.
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HUMORAL IMMUNITY
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B CELLS TRANSFORM INTO PLASMA CELLS.
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IMMUNE RESPONSE
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THE BODY'S CAPACITY TO RESIST ALL TYPES OF ORGANISMS AND TOXINS.
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IMMUNOGLOBULINS
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ANTIBODIES THAT ARE SECRETED BY PLASMA CELLS IN HUMORAL IMMUNITY.
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INGUINAL NODES
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SEVERAL LYMPH NODES IN THE GROIN AREA.
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INTERFERONS
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ANTIVIRAL PROTEINS SEDRETED BY T CELLS.
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INTERLEUKINS
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PROTEINS THAT STIMULATE THE GROWTH OF B- OR T-CELL LYMPHOCYTES.
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INTERSTITIAL FLUID
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BECOMES LYMPH.
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LYMPH
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FLUID FOUND WITHIN LYMPHATIC VESSELS.
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LYMPH CAPILLARIES
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TNIEST LYMPHATIC VESSELS.
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LYMPHOID ORGANS
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LYMPH NODES, SPLEEN, AND THYMUS GLAND.
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LYMPH NODES
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STATIONARY LYMPH TISSUE ALONG LYMPH VESSELS.
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LYMPH VESSELS
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CARRIER OF LYMPH THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
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MACROPHAGES
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LARGE PHAGOCYTES IN THE LYMPH NODES AND OTHER TISSUE OF THE BODY.
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MEDIASTINAL NODES
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LYMPH NODES BETWEEN THE LUNGS.
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NATURAL IMMUNITY
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INDIVIDUAL'S GENETIC ABILITY TO FIGHT OFF DISEASE.
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