Immune System

Which of the following systems protects the body from disease?

• Digestive System
• Nervous System
• Immune System
• Skeletal System

How do germs enter the body?

• From touching a mucous membrane
• From not washing your hands
• a.  From touching your face
• All of the above

Which pathogen can be cured by antibiotics?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Protist
• Fungi

An example of a noninfectious disease is: 

• Influenza
• Small Pox
• Diabetes
• Typhoid

An example of an infectious disease is:

• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Measles

_______ can give you athlete's foot.

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Viruses

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

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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

This allows us to develop an artificial immunity to a disease without ever getting sick from the disease.

• antibiotics

• vaccines

• blood transfusions