Immune System - Honors (w/sculpting)

Microorganisms that cause disease are called __________.

• antigens

• pathogens

• antibodies

• lymphocytes

Line 3 is pointing to the _____.

• parathyroid gland

• thyroid gland

• thymus gland

• heart

Line 10 is pointing to the ____.

• lymph node

• spleen

• kidney

• panreas

Line 12 is pointing to a collection of _____.

• lymph nodes

• lymphocytes

• white blood cells

• bone marrow

The function of lymphatic vessels is to remove _____ (fluid) and debris from tissues and return it back to the ______.

• blood; edema

• edema; blood

• bacteria; lymph nodes

• blood; spleen

Pathogens can be grouped into:

• bacteria, common colds, viruses, infections.

• bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses

• fungi, mold, infections, viruses

• bacteria and viruses

The ____ is responsible for producing T-cells.

• thymus

• spleen

• lymph nodes

• bone marrow

______ are cells that are specialized to engulf and digest foreign invaders.

• Lymph nodes

• White blood cells

• Phagocytes

• T-cells

One of the first signs of an infection is ________. This is called the ___________ response.

• redness and swelling; inflammatory

• coughing; inflammatory

• vaccines; immune

• phagocytosis; vaccine

A _____ is an elevated temperature and can slow down the replication of viruses in your body.

• fever

• low temperature

• inflammation

• swelling