Unit 3 Quiz 1 Immune System

What is the scientific name of the causes of infectious diseases?

• Germ

• Pathogen

• Intruder

• Disease

What is the first line of defense of the immune system?

• Mucos

• White Blood Cells

• Skin

• Red Blood Cells

Whats another name for White Blood Cells?

• Lymphocytes

• Leukocytes

• Plasma Cells

• Memory Cells

This sticky fluid traps any pathogens that try and get in our body

• Mucous Lining

• Blood

• Stomach Acid

• Skin

What type of cells cause inflammation?

• White blood cells

• Mast Cells

• T Cells

• Vectors

White Blood Cells can travel anywhere in our body EXCEPT for

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Feet

• Stomach

Which cells engulf the pathogens?

• Macrophages

• B Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Plasma Cells

What is an antigen?

• The traces that pathogens leave behind

• Another name for a pathogen

• A protein that attacks pathogens

The response to an infection. Causes the area to redden, swell, and feel warm.

• Fever

• Mucus

• Dilation

• Inflammation

Chemical that causes the blood vessels around the infection to dilate (expand) so that more blood can flow to the infection

• Stomach acid

• Mucus

• Epithelial cells

• Histamines