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Immunity means the ability to resist. For example:to resist diseases Our body consists of immune system where the necessary cells some chemical substances consstantly offer resistance. Organs such as Thymus, spleen, lymphnodes, lymph vessels, bone morrow etc; Cells such as wbc, t-cells, b-cells, plasma cells, natural killer cells etc their chemical substances contribute to immunity and are parts and parcel of immune system. For better understanding please refer Dr. Janis Kuby's Text book "IMMUNOLOGY"

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