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WorksheetsModule 4: Immunity
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the function of antibodies within the immune system?
Antibodies kill off any antigen that enters the body.
Antibodies are only made when you are given a vaccination for specific antigens.
Antibodies bind to specific antigens to flag for destruction.
Antibodies are part of an external defense mechanism.
What happens after the second time you are exposed to a pathogen?
The body will not be able to fight off the pathogen quickly, because it knows how to get into the body easier.
The body's immune system will react the same was as it did during the first exposure.
The body can only be exposed to a pathogen a second time if you do not have a vaccine.
The body will know how to fight off the pathogen quickly, because memory cells have been created after the first encounter.
Some examples of external defenses are...
Skin
Mucus
Inflammation
Saliva
Sweat
What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?
Anti inflammatory
Antigens
Antiseptic
Antibodies
Which cells kill cancer cells and infected cells?
natural killer cells
B cells
mast cells
eosinophils
Which is an example of natural passive immunity?
You receive rabies shots
You have been vaccinated against the flu
You made antibodies after being exposed to the flu
A fetus receiving antibodies through the placenta
What is a first barrier against disease?
White blood cells
Red blood cells
the skin
leukocytes
Which of the following is NOT specific?
Helper T cell
Cytoxic T cell
B cell
Macrophage
Which of the following is NOT an autoimmune disease
AIDS
Multiple Sclerosis
Celiac
Rheumatoid Arthritis
