The Immune System

Cells that ingest pathogens are

• plasma cells
• phagocytic cells
• helper T cells
• antibodies

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Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n

• lymph cell
• antigen
• antibody
• neutrop

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

• diseases
• vaccines
• antibodies
• 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

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What do B cells produce?

• antigens
• macrophages
• T cells
• antibodies

There are more than one type of blood cell.
True Or False

• True
• False

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

• 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.

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

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How do T cells differ from B cells?

• T cells fight pathogens by killing pathogens directly, while B cells fight pathogens by making antibodies.

• T cells only make memory cells, and B cells only make antigens

• T cells fight pathogens by making antibodies, while B cells fight pathogens by killing pathogens directly.

• T cells can only fight off pathogens the body has encountered once, and B cells can fight off any pathogen the body comes across.