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

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

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

Jorge has a cold but feels well enough to study with his friends Lisa and Jin. Lisa and Jin become sick. Which term describes Jorge’s condition when he was studying with his friends?  

• noninfectious
• contagious
• immune
• deadly

What do B cells produce?

• antigens
• macrophages
• T cells
• antibodies

Which of these is the leading cause of illness in children?

• Allergies

• Asthma

• Autoimmune Disease

• Immunosuppression

A nonspecific defensive response of the body to tissue injury characterized by dilation of blood vessels and swelling.

• immunity
• interferon
• immunization
• inflammation

what does HIV do to our immune system?

• It makes our immune system more stronger
• It attacks red blood cells 
• It attacks our brain to stop working
• It attacks our white blood cells and weakens our immune system to the point where our body cannot fight pathogens 

List something that our bodies can use /produce as a first line of defense against pathogens