Immune System Review (short)

Which of the following cells can consume pathogens and present their antigens to other white blood cells?

• B cells
• T cells
• Macrophages
• Natural killer cells

Which term(s) best describes the innate immune system?

• Specific
• Nonspecific
• Adaptive
• Has the ability to remember pathogens

Mast cells work to stimulate an inflammatory response. Which compound do they release to accomplish this?

• Antigens
• Antibodies
• Histamines
• T cell proteins

Which type of white blood cell is responsible for activating other T cells?

• Killer T cells
• Mast cells
• Antibodies
• Helper T cells

Which of the following is a biochemical component of the innate immune system?

• B cells
• Mast cells
• Antibodies
• Fever

Vaccines act as a sort of training for the body's immune system. Which cells are utilized to help our body "remember" the individual pathogen in the vaccine?

• Natural killer cells
• Inflammatory cells
• B cells
• Macrophages

Our bodies use ____ to identify whether cells are "self" or "not self".

• antigen
• innate
• adaptive
• antibody
• macrophage

____ are a major cellular component of the innate immune system.

• macrophage
• innate
• adaptive
• antigen
• antibody

____ use special proteins to cause pathogens and infected cells to die.

• killer T cells
• innate
• adaptive
• antigen
• antibody

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Briefly describe the primary function of B cells.