The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?

a white blood cell destroying pathogens

inflammation near an opened wound

mucus in the lungs destroying pathogens

Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis. Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?

it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease

it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients

it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems

it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

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

Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites

Viruses, influenza, HIV, and vaccines

Viruses, cancers, mutagens, and DNA

Viruses, blood, pollutants, and symptoms

True/False: Your body cannot make antibodies for pathogens that you have never been in contact with.

True, because your body needs to encounter the pathogen at least once in order to create the antibodies.

False, because you can make antibodies via immunizations given by a doctor.

What is the function of antibodies within the immune system?

Antibodies bind to specific antigens to flag for destruction.

Antibodies kill off any antigen that enters the body.

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

Antibodies are part of an external defense mechanism.

What happens after the second time you are exposed to a pathogen?

The body will know how to fight off the pathogen quickly, because memory cells have been created after the first encounter.

The body will not be able to fight off the pathogen quickly, because it knows how to get into the body easier.

The body's immune system will react the same was as it did during the first exposure.

The body can only be exposed to a pathogen a second time if you do not have a vaccine.

Which of the following statements are TRUE about vaccinations?

They are substances prepared from killed or weakened pathogens.

Triggers the body to make memory cells for specific pathogens.

Allow B cells to make antibodies for any type of antigen the body comes in contact with.

Always allows the body to resist an infectious disease any time it comes into contact with it.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about someone's immune system that has allergies ?

The body is reacting to foreign antigens that are not dangerous to most people.

Body cells are dividing at an uncontrolled rate.

T cells and B cells in the body cannot be activated.

The body is mistaking its own cells for foreign antigens.

Which answer best describes how infectious diseases get transmitted (passed on)?

all of the above answers are ways that diseases are transmitted

people can sneeze or cough and pass disease on through the air

drinking water can be contaminated with diseases

objects such as doorknobs and towels can be contaminated by disease

What do memory cells do?

Patrol the area and make the immune system work faster next time.

The purpose for giving a person a vaccine is to

introduce chemicals that destroy viruses

Foreign substances that attack the body.

White blood cells that attack foreign substances that enter the body.

A type of internal defense mechanism in the immune system.

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What is the main purpose of the immune system?

support the body through bones and muscles

get rid of waste from the body

protect the body from pathogens

move blood through the body

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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

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What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?

Anti inflammatory

Antigens

Antiseptic

Antibodies

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...

autoimmune diseases

helper t-cells

fever

antibodies

Which would most likely prevent a cold virus from spreading in a classroom?

tissue at a teacher's desk

students wash hands regularly with soap

students shake hands regularly with each other

students wipe desks with dry paper towels

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Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?

Fever

Stomach Acid digesting

White Blood Cells fighing

All of these are correct

A disease that is harmful to the body and is contagious is called....

Non-Infectious

Infectious

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Immune System- Regents Practice Qs

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

What type of microbe is used in a vaccine?

What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?

Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...

Which would most likely prevent a cold virus from spreading in a classroom?

Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?

A disease that is harmful to the body and is contagious is called....

Which disease is a non-infectious disease?

Pathogens are recognized by their...

The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?

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