IMMUNE SYSTEM QUIZ

How do germs enter the body?

• From touching a mucous membrane

• From not washing your hands

• a.  From touching your face

• All of the above

Viruses multiply: 

• By conjungation

• By taking over a cell's functions

• By binary fission

• By mitosis

An example of a noninfectious disease is: 

• Influenza

• Small Pox

• Diabetes

• Typhoid

An example of an infectious disease is:

• Diabetes

• Cancer

• Cardiovascular Disease

• Measles

An increase in body temperature when sick.

• infection

• fever

• skin

What is the body's first line of defense against disease?

• skin

• blood

• antibodies

• enzymes

What is immunity?

• The body's ability to produce cells that inactivate foreign cells or substances.
• The body's ability to regulate homeostasis through feedback loops. 
• The body's ability to produce the "fight or flight" response.
• The body's ability to use the endocrine system to fight disease.

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

• B-cells

• Immune response

• T-cells

• Macrophage

What micro-organism is responsible for causing disease?

• Pathogen

• Antibodies

• B-cells

• Lymphocyte

_______ can give you athlete's foot.

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Viruses