Immune system

Which of the following illness is caused by pathogens?

• Bruise
• Blood Clot
• Diabetes
• Influenza

What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?

• animals, bacteria, fungi and plants
• bacteria, fungi, nucleus, protist
• bacteria, fungi, viruses, protist
• bacteria, plants, fungi, protist

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

• Fever
• Stomach Acid digesting
• White Blood Cells fighing
• All of these are correct

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Cells that ingest pathogens are

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

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The ______________ system returns interstitial fluid to the blood stream.

• ureters
• spleen
• thymus
• lymphatic

Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n

• lymph cell
• antigen
• antibody
• neutrop

 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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