Immune System Salveson

Cells that ingest pathogens are

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

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

The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?  

• a skin cell destroying germs.
• inflammation near an opened wound
• a white blood cell destroying pathogens
• mucus in the lungs destroying 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 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

Antibiotics work against most

• Bacteria
• Bacteria & Viruses
• Vaccines
• Viruses

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

The chicken pox is spread via contact from person to person. In order to prevent getting the chicken pox, you can get a vaccination. Is chicken pox caused by a virus or a bacterium?

• Bacterium
• Virus