Immune System Quiz

1) The purpose of the immune system is to:

• Help germs invade your body

• Fight off sickness

• Make your nose run

• Give you diarrhea

The immune system is made up of:

• Tissues

• Organs

• Cells

• all of the above

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As part of the immune system white blood cells

fight off germs. Another name for white

blood cells is:

• rhinovirus

• leukocytes

• glands

• nodes

Leukocytes are found in lots of places

including an organ in your belly that filters

blood and helps fight infection known as

the:

A) Heart

B) .pleen

C) /idneys

#) Brain

• heart

• spleen

• kidneys

• brain

The four main types of germs are:

• viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi

• viruses, parasites, fungi, and phagocytes

• small, medium, large, and extra large

• parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes, and fungi

Getting these when you are young helps your body fight off diseases:

• stickers

• bandages

• immunizations (shots)

• cough drops

To be "immuned" means that:

• that you are infected

• that you are bald

• that you are more likely to get sick

• that you are protected against a specific disease

Lymph nodes are found in the:

• Neck

• Armpits

• Groin

• All of the above

When someone's immune system

overreacts to something harmless it's called:

• overeacticus maximus

• an allergy

• a sneeze

• the measles

Which of following will help your immune system fight off bacteria but not a virus?

• cough drops

• antibiotics

• vaccine

• sugar