The Immune System

What type of contact are cold and flu viruses spread by?

• Indirect

• Direct

How is malaria spread?

• not doing your homework

• Not washing your hands

• Bites from infected organisms

• Touching mold

how do viruses make people sick?

• The germs fight

• They take over cells to reproduce

• Your stomach wont let you digest food therefore you throw up

• when you dont drink enough water

Which WBC is the rarest?

• basophils

• monocytes

• lymphocytes

• eosinophils

Which WBC is best at defending against viruses?

• monocytes

• basophils

• lymphocytes

• neutrophils

What are two functions of the lymphatic system?

• Get rid of toxins

• Let WBC exit

• Toxins come into the body

• Transport WBC

Which WBC is the largest and capable of fighting viruses, bacteria, and fungi?

• neutrophils

• monocytes

• eosinophils

• lymphocytes

What are 4 immune defeneses?

• Skin, blood, large intestine, small intestine

• mucus, tonsils, teeth, bones

• Skin, mucus, saliva, sweat

• sweat, tongue, toes, wrist

which nonspecific immune defender acts like a wall?

• mucus

• sweat

• saliva

• skin

What makes up the specific immune system?

• RBC

• bone marrow

• WBC

• yellow marrow