Immunity Vocab

What do antibiotics treat?

• Bacterial Infection

• Viral Infection

• Fungal Infections

• All of the above

What is MRSA?

• Methicillin-resistant Streptococcus aureus
• Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
• Methicillin-resistant Escherichia coli
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

What is VRE?

• Volatile reactive element
• Viral respiratory infection
• Vascular retinal examination
• Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

What are examples of physical barriers in relationship to your immune system?

• Enzymes, hormones, and neurotransmitters.
• Skin, mucous membranes, nails, eyelashes

• Vaccines, antibiotics, and antiviral medications.
• Antibodies, white blood cells, and lymph nodes.

What are chemical barriers in relationship to the immune system?

• Substances that prevent the growth and spread of pathogens: tears, sweat, mucous, saliva, GI secretions

• Substances that regulate the immune response
• Substances that attack healthy cells
• Substances that enhance the growth and spread of pathogens

What are examples of cellular barriers with your immune system?

• white blood cells, bone marrow, and thymus
• Hair, gastic acid and leukocytes

• skin, mucous membranes, and cilia
• stomach acid, tears, and saliva

What is inflammation?

• Inflammation is a type of cancer.
• Inflammation is caused by excessive exercise.
• Inflammation is a psychological condition.
• Inflammation is the body's response to injury or infection.

Natural Acquired Immunity

• Immunity developed after exposure to a pathogen naturally
• Immunity developed after exposure to a pathogen through blood transfusion
• Immunity developed after vaccination
• Immunity developed after exposure to a pathogen artificially

Artifical Acquired Active Immunity

• Immunity developed by the body after exposure to a vaccine or through immunization.
• Immunity developed by the body after exposure to bacteria.
• Immunity developed by the body through natural means.
• Immunity developed by the body after exposure to a virus.

Congential Acquired Immunity

• Congenital Acquired Immunity is a type of immunity that is present at birth.
• Congenital Acquired Immunity is acquired through exposure to pathogens during pregnancy.
• Congenital Acquired Immunity is a type of immunity that is inherited from the mother during pregnancy and breastfeeding

• Congenital Acquired Immunity does not exist.