Pathogens and Immune Response

A substance used in a vaccination that consists of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can still trigger the immune system into action:

• Vaccine

• Antigen

• Toxins

• Antibiotics

Immunity in which antibodies are given to a person rather than produced within the person's own body like with a baby and mother.

• Passive Immunity

• Active Immunity

• Vaccination

• Inflammatory response

Which is NOT a part of the immune system?

• Spleen

• Tonsils

• Lymph nodes

• Liver

Which of the following is a way to spread infectious diseases?

• Touching contaminated objects

• Not washing hands regularly

• Being near infected people

• All of these are ways

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

• Helper T cells

• Skin and mucous membranes

• Heart and lungs

What is the function of macrophages?

• Consume Pathogens

• Replicate pathogens

• Release pathogens

Which term best describes something that the body recognizes as non-self?

• Antibody

• White blood cell

• Antigen

How does the cytotoxic T cell fight pathogens?

• It causes cells to undergo apoptosis

• It causes cells to take in pathogens

• It causes cells to turn toxic

What is the immune system’s second line of defense?

• Inflammatory Response

• Immune Response

• Bottom of feet

How does the release of histamine affect the blood vessels?

• The blood vessels contract

• The blood vessels dilate and leak

• The blood vessels lengthen