Immune System

Cells that ingest pathogens are

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

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

What do B cells produce?

• antigens
• macrophages
• T cells
• antibodies

What are Lymphocytes?

• A type of red blood cell
• A nucleus 
• A type of white blood cell
• Bone Marrow

What is the Immune system?

•  The body's defense system
• A system that gives support and structure 
• A system that helps you breathe
• None of the above

What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?

• Anti inflammatory
• Antigens
• Antiseptic
• Antibodies

Pathogens are recognized by their...

• antigens
• antibodies
• killer t-cells
• B-cells

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.