Viruses & The Immune System

What kind of cell "eats" other cells?

• Macrophage

• Mast cell

• Memory T and B cells

• Antibodies

What does a mast cell do?

• Creates antibodies

• Eats other cells

• Remembers a pathogen

• Releases histamines

These are important because they remember the pathogen for the future.

• Macrophage

• Cytotoxic T cells

• Memory T and B cells

• Mast cell

What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?

• Pathogen

• Antibodies

• B-cells

• Macrophages

An (a)   is located on the outside of a pathogen.

• antigen
• Pathogen

• antibody
• antibiotic

What is the specific response targeting a specific pathogen?

• Adaptive immunity

• Antigen

• Macrophage

• Inflammation

Which type of immune cells can cause an infected cell to self-destruct?

• B-cells

• Memory cells

• Cytotoxic T-cell

• Macrophage

What makes and releases antibodies?

• Mast cells

• B-cells

• Memory cells

• T-cells

Something that causes disease is called a

(a)  

• pathogen
• antibodies
• B-cells

• antigen

T or F - Vaccines work by directly attacking the disease.

• true

• false