Infection Detection

What is the function of our skin in protecting our body from infection? Select all that apply.

• Acts as a barrier against invading organisms.

• Sticky substance found in our respiratory tract.

• Produces sweat from sweat glands that helps wash germs off of our body.

• Short hairs that push out captured germs.

What is the function of mucus in defending our body against germs?

• Traps invading germs and prevents them from getting into the body.

• Swells when filled with germs.

• Produces fluids that push germs out.

• Send signals to our brain.

What is the function of white blood cells in defending our body against infection? Select all that apply.

• Target specific germs that enter the body and destroy them.

• Produce mucus.

• Produce sweat.

• Target any germ that enters the body and destroys it.

What is the function of cilia in defending our body from infection?

• Secretes hormones that prevent infection.

• Send signals to the brain to tell us we are sick.

• Fluid produced to trap and destroy germs.

• Little fine hairs found in the nose that trap and push out invading germs.

In what month did the most new cases occur in?

• June

• July

• August

• September

A surgeon is preparing to perform an operation on a patient. Select two precautions the surgeon should take to prevent the spread of any germs to the patient.

• Take a nap

• Wash hands and wear gloves

• Ask the patient for his name

• Wear a mask

What is something a doctor should do in-between patients?

• Listen to music
• Wash their hands
• Change clothes
• Take a nap

Cilia help protect the body from infection by doing what?

• Grabs germs and keeps them in 
• Captures germs and pushes them out

Bacteria can be in the food we eat. True or False?

• True
• False

Bacteria can be found where?

• Everywhere
• Nowhere
• Only in some places