Class 6 The Immune System

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

Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...

• autoimmune diseases
• helper t-cells
• fever
• antibodies

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

The human body has both internal and external defense against disease.  Which of these includes only internal defenses?  

• hair and inflammation
• white blood cells and sweat
• inflammation and white blood cells
• skin and mucus

Which system has the primary function of fighting disease?

• circulatory

• integumentary

• immune

• respiratory

One of the most important functions of the skin is to

• carry food to body cells.

• protect the body.

• help the body move.

• let food into the body.

The immune system fights diseases. The circulatory system pairs with the immune system because ___.

• blood is made in the bones.

• plasma carries nutrients.

• red blood cells carry oxygen.

• white blood cells fight infection.

What type of microbe is used in a vaccine?

• it doesn't really matter
• a damaged one
• a weakened or inactivated one
• a normal one

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