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The cells and organ of the immune system

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT considered FIRST line of defense?
a)
White Blood Cells
b)
Skin
c)
Hair
d)
Mucous Membranes
2.
What are the two types of immune systems?
a)
Acquired & Adaptive
b)
Innate & Acquired
c)
Innate & Autoimmune
d)
Red & White Blood Cells
3.
Which is not an example of an innate external defense?
a)
Skin
b)
Mucous
c)
Tears
d)
Blood
4.
Which white blood cell is more common?
a)
Monocytes
b)
Lymphocytes
c)
Neutrophils
d)
Basophils
5.
Which is an autoimmune disease?
a)
Leukemia
b)
Asthma
c)
Dermatitis
d)
HIV
6.
B-lymphocytes, T-lymphocytes and Natural killer(NK) cells are all examples of which type of white blood cells?
a)
Lymphocytes
b)
Basophils
c)
Neutrophils
d)
Monocytes
7.
Which of the following illness is caused by pathogens?
a)
Bruise
b)
Blood Clot
c)
Diabetes
d)
Influenza
8.
Which disease is caused by a bacteria?
a)
Malaria
b)
The flu
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's foot
9.
 Liz notices that shortly after cutting her arm accidentally the area around the cut is turning red and feeling hot.  Which immune system defense is Liz experiencing?  
a)
inflammation
b)
white blood cell clotting
c)
skin
d)
fever
10.
A white blood cell that makes antibodies
a)
T cell
b)
bacteria
c)
B cell
d)
mast cell
11.
Enzyme in saliva and tears that kills certain kinds of bacteria.
 
a)
histamine 
b)
lysozyme 
c)
cytokines 
d)
basophil
12.
A nonspecific defensive response of the body to tissue injury characterized by dilation of blood vessels and swelling.
a)
immunity
b)
interferon
c)
immunization
d)
inflammation
13.
What happens first in the inflammatory response?
a)
macrophages arrive and consume pathogens
b)
histamine is released by injured mast cells
c)
arteries to injury dialate
d)
veins from the injury constrict
14.
Interferon is group of hormone like peptides produced by cells in response to the presence of
a)
chemical irritants
b)
viruses
c)
bacterial cells
d)
malarial parasites
15.
Largest lymphoid organ that removes damaged and old RBCs and houses lymphoid tissues.
 
a)
Thymus
b)
pancreas
c)
Tonsil
d)
spleen
16.
which one is not part of cell mediated immunity, specific response?
a)
Helper T cells
b)
Cytotoxic T cells
c)
Suppressor T cells
d)
Macrophages
17.
Which of the following associated with HIV entrance to the helper T cells
a)
CD8
b)
CD4
c)
CD2
d)
none of the above
18.
Influenza  and Zika both cause:
a)
Bacterial Infection
b)
Allergic reaction
c)
result from mosquito bites
d)
Viral infection
19.
Destroy target cells and recognize cancerous cells 
a)
Helper T Cells
b)
T cells for delayed hypersensitivity
c)
Suppressor T Cells
d)
Cytotoxic T Cells
20.
B Cells differentiate into memory cells and what?
a)
stem cells
b)
nerve cells
c)
helper cells
d)
plasma cells
21.
Activate cytotoxic T cells and other helper T cells as well as activate B cells
a)
Helper T Cells
b)
T Cells for delayed hypersensitivity 
c)
Suppressor T Cells
d)
Cytotoxic T Cells
22.
Which of the following states that a specific microorganism causes a specific disease?
a)
cell theory
b)
germ theory
c)
miasma theory
d)
gross theory
23.
Which of the following secretes histamine?
a)
B cells
b)
macrophages
c)
neutrophils
d)
mast cells
24.
Which antibody is produced during the primary immune response?
a)
IgA
b)
IgG
c)
IgM
d)
IgE
25.
Which antibody is most abundant in the serum? (produced during secondary immune response)
a)
IgA
b)
IgG
c)
IgM
d)
IgE
26.
Which antibody is associated with allergy and worm infections?
a)
IgG
b)
IgA
c)
IgM
d)
IgE
27.
What process coats the antigen with antibody to make it more likely to be phagocytosed?
a)
opsonization
b)
blanketing
c)
immunization
d)
framing
28.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal sign of inflammation?
a)
swelling
b)
atrophy
c)
heat
d)
redness
29.
Which cells are responsible for producing large quantities of antibodies?
a)
T cells
b)
natural killer cells
c)
plasma cells
d)
macrophages
30.
Which cells kill cancer cells and infected cells?
a)
cytotoxic T cells
b)
B cells
c)
mast cells
d)
eosinophils
31.
Which type of immunity has memory?
a)
innate
b)
adaptive/acquired
32.
What type of immunity is vaccination?
a)
natural passive
b)
natural active
c)
artificial passive
d)
artificial active
33.
Which is a failure of immune tolerance?
a)
autoimmune disorders
b)
allergies
c)
immunodeficiencies
34.
What cell type does HIV target?
a)
cytotoxic T cells
b)
helper T cells
c)
B cells
d)
neutrophils
35.
__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.
a)
passive
b)
active
c)
cell mediated
d)
false
36.
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
a)
lymph cell
b)
antigen
c)
antibody
d)
neutrop
37.
____________ immunity occurs when an individual receives antibodies.
a)
active
b)
passive
c)
false
d)
cell mediated
38.
What do memory cells do?
a)
Kills the virus
b)
Eats the virus
c)
Patrol the area and make the immune system work faster next time.
d)
Makes antibodies
39.
What is involved in innate immunity? 
a)
Barriers that keep harmful materials from your body
b)
Skin cells that fight viruses and  harmful bacteria from your body 
c)
Bone Marrow that creates white blood cells to help heal your body 
d)
Red Blood Cells
40.
What is involved in innate immunity? 
a)
Barriers that keep harmful materials from your body
b)
Skin cells that fight viruses and  harmful bacteria from your body 
c)
Bone Marrow that creates white blood cells to help heal your body 
d)
Red Blood Cells
41.
What is the Lymphatic System?
a)
A system that traps and destroys harmful viruses and bacteria
b)
Another name for the immune system
c)
Red blood cells that trap and destroy harmful viruses and bacteria 
d)
None Of The Above
42.

What organ covers our body and keeps most germs out?

a)

heart

b)

skin

c)

brain

43.

How do T cells differ from B cells?

a)

T cells fight pathogens by killing pathogens directly, while B cells fight pathogens by making antibodies.

b)

T cells only make memory cells, and B cells only make antigens

c)

T cells fight pathogens by making antibodies, while B cells fight pathogens by killing pathogens directly.

d)

T cells can only fight off pathogens the body has encountered once, and B cells can fight off any pathogen the body comes across.

44.
What can vaccination involve?
a)
Injencting a dead form of the dieases to stimulate immunity 
b)
Injecting an inactive form of the disease to stumulate immunity.
c)
Injencting an inactive form of the pathogen to stimulate immunitiy. 
d)
All of the above
45.
A condition in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues.
a)
immunity
b)
immunization
c)
immune system
d)
autoimmune disorder
46.
A condition in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues.
a)
immunity
b)
immunization
c)
immune system
d)
autoimmune disorder
47.

Which of the following innate immune cells would best obliterate a viral infection?

a)

Neutrophil

b)

Natural killer cell

c)

Eosinophil

d)

Basophil

48.

A type of T cell that destroys viral infected cells is a:

a)

cytotoxic T cell

b)

helper T cell

c)

memory T cell

d)

suppressor T cell

49.

Production of ................................... by viral infected cells inhibit virus replication.

a)

interferon

b)

histamine

c)

plasma cell

d)

antibodies

50.
Activation of complement factors that stick to the surface of pathogens:
a)
Opsonization
b)
Phagocytosis
c)
Cytokine release
d)
Apoptosis
51.

Which type of surface marker is present on every nucleated

cell in your body?

a)

B receptor

b)

T receptor

c)

MHC-I

d)

MHC-II

52.
Which cell primes B AND T cells?
a)
Macrophages
b)
Helper T cells
c)
Cytotoxic T cells
d)
Humoral cells
53.

A cell within tissue that ingests antigens.

a)

macrophage

b)

neutrophil

c)

myelocyte

d)

lymphocyte

54.
Masses of lymphatic tissue that produce lymphocytes and filter bacteria;they get smaller in size as person gets older.
a)
adenoids
b)
thymus
c)
Lymph nodes
d)
tonsils
55.
Where do B cells mature?
a)
blood
b)
bone marrow
c)
thymus
d)
tonsils
56.
Which lymphatic organ filters blood?
a)
thymus
b)
spleen
c)
tonsils
d)
lymph nodes
57.
Where do T cells mature?
a)
blood
b)
bone marrow
c)
thymus
d)
tonsils
58.
Which tonsils are also called the adenoids?
a)
lingual
b)
palatine
c)
pharyngeal
59.
In which condition does the body turn against itself and mistakenly attack normal cells?
a)
autoimmune disease
b)
allergy
c)
Hodgkin's disease
d)
cardiovascular disease
60.
Many white blood cells are housed within the walls of the small intestines. This location is called...
a)
spleen
b)
tonsils
c)
peyer's patches
d)
appendix