Immune System Vocabulary

Cells that ingest pathogens are

• plasma cells
• phagocytic cells
• helper T cells
• antibodies

T cells are made in the___________

• bone marrow
• spleen
• thymus
• tonsiles

Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n

• lymph cell
• antigen
• antibody
• neutrop

B cells mature in the

• thymus
• intestine
• bone marrow
• heart

What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  

• diseases
• vaccines
• antibodies
• pathogens

 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  

• it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
• it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
• it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
•  it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

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What do B cells produce?

• antigens
• macrophages
• T cells
• antibodies

What are Lymphocytes?

• A type of red blood cell
• A nucleus 
• A type of white blood cell
• Bone Marrow

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What are the 3 types of immunity?

• Passive

• Paternal

• Innate

• Adaptive