Immunity Intro

What is the function of the immune system?

• To fight off diseases

• To distribute energy throughout the body

• Communication between different parts of the body

• To regenerate cells

Which of the following are proteins that fight off diseases?

• Antibodies

• B Cells

• Antigens

Diseases are passed from human to human by these four types of germs: 

• Viruses, influenza, HIV, and vaccines
• Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
• Viruses, cancers, mutagens, and DNA
• Viruses, blood, pollutants, and symptoms

What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  

• diseases
• vaccines
• antibodies
• pathogens

What type of microbe is used in a vaccine?

• it doesn't really matter
• a damaged one
• a weakened or inactivated one
• a normal one

What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?

• Anti inflammatory
• Antigens
• Antiseptic
• Antibodies

Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...

• autoimmune diseases
• helper t-cells
• fever
• antibodies

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is the function of antibodies within the immune system?

• Antibodies kill off any antigen that enters the body.

• Antibodies are only made when you are given a vaccination for specific antigens.

• Antibodies bind to specific antigens to flag for destruction.

• Antibodies are part of an external defense mechanism.

What is the role of white blood cells?

• To transport oxygen around the body
• To protect the body against pathogens
• To produce pain killers
• To aid the clotting of the blood 

What are antibodies made of?

• Carbohydrate
• Protein
• Polysacchiaride
• Lipid