immune system

What is the job of the immune system?

• To protect your body from drugs and medicine
• To protect your body from air and water
• To protect your body from pathogens
• To protect your body from itself

Which is NOT considered FIRST line of defense?

• White Blood Cells
• Skin
• Hair
• Mucous Membranes

Which is not an example of an innate external defense?

• Skin
• Mucous
• Tears
• Blood

What is it called when capillaries widen in the infected area?

• Lymphocyte

• Antigen

• Pathogen

• Inflammation

What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?

• Pathogen

• Antibodies

• B-cells

• Lymphocyte

What cell is "in charge" and identifies the specific pathogen?

• B-cells

• Immune response

• T-cells

• Macrophage

What makes and releases antibodies?

• Pathogen

• B-cells

• Lymphocyte

• Antigen

What micro-organism is responsible for causing disease?

• Pathogen

• Antibodies

• B-cells

• Lymphocyte

T or F - Vaccines work by directly attacking the disease.

• true

• false

T or F - Viruses can be treated with antibiotics.

• true

• false