Understanding the Immune System

To help digest food

To prevent and fight infections

To pump blood

To control movement

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Platelets

Neurons

Hormones that regulate growth

Proteins that recognize infectious agents

Enzymes that digest food

Cells that carry oxygen

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Platelets

Plasma cells

They transport oxygen

They help the body resist infection

They produce energy

They break down food

A process of removing toxins from the body

A method to introduce a harmless form of a disease to stimulate immunity

A way to increase muscle strength

A technique to improve digestion

To cure diseases instantly

To prevent diseases by building immunity

To increase appetite

To improve eyesight

They carry nutrients to cells

They fight infection by attacking harmful organisms

They store fat for energy

They produce digestive enzymes

By breaking down food particles

By recognizing and binding to specific disease agents

By transporting waste out of the body

By producing hormones

So it can ignore them

So it can target and destroy them

So it can help them multiply

So it can store them for later use