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Body's Defense Infection Assessment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The network of cells, tissues, and organs that all work together to keep the body healthy and fight infection.

a)

Skin

b)

Mucus

c)

Immue System

d)

Immue

2.

Sweat glands in the skin produce sweat that helps wash away germs on the skin's surface.

a)

Lymph Glands

b)

Skin

c)

Tonsils

d)

Cilia

3.

They trap and destroy invading germs before they can get any further into the body.

a)

Viruses

b)

Tonsils

c)

Lymph glands

d)

Mucus

e)

Germs

4.

A Sticky, gooey, substance found in the nose and along our respiratory tract.

a)

Cilia

b)

Stomach

c)

Spleen

d)

Mucus

5.

Nodes are small, round structures found throughour the body, such as in the neck.

a)

Mucus

b)

Cilia

c)

Tonsils

d)

Lymph Glands

6.

They work to filter and remove any invading germs that get through the lymph glands.

a)

sleep

b)

liver

c)

Liver and Spleen

d)

Spleen

7.

What is the purpose of the liver?

a)

Poison, protecting the body from additional harm.

b)

Acid found in the stomach can break down invading germs that make their way into the body with our food.

c)

Acts to detoxify poison, protecting the body from additional harm.

d)

Help make the body a less favorable environment for germs to live.

8.

Acid found in the stomach can break down invading germs that make their way into the body with our food.

a)

Fever

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

9.

When unwanted germs invade, your body reponds by turning up the heat.

a)

Fever

b)

White Blood cells

c)

Spleen

d)

Liver

10.

Select the all answer that pertain to the white blood cells.

a)

Fight and destroy germs that enter the body.

b)

Several types of white blood cells, each with a specific job.

c)

Produced in the bone marrow of our long bones and in the thymus.

d)

Move quickly to find and destroy any unwanted invaders in the body.

e)

Remember and recognize specific germs that have been in the body before and quickly destroy them.

11.

True/False: There are three line of defense for the immune system.

a)

Ture

b)

False

12.

White blood cells

a)

found in the stomach can break down invading germs that make their way into the body with our food.

b)

acts to detoxify poison, protecting the body from additional harm.

c)

are produced in the bone marrow of our long bones and in the thymus.

d)

perform a series of actions in order to learn information about the world around you.

13.

The types of germs are:

a)

fungi, protozoa, viruses, bacteria

b)

viruses and bacteria

c)

fungi, protozoa, shingles, measles

d)

None of the above

14.

Scientific Inquiry Process

a)

A scientific test in which you perform a series of actions in order to learn information about the world around you.

b)

When germs get inside your body, multiply, and make you sick.

c)

When a person can spread their infection to someone else. Also called infectious.

d)

A process that scientists use to explore observations and answer questions.

15.

Infection is

a)

When a person can spread their infection to someone else. Also called infectious.

b)

When germs get inside your body, multiply, and make you sick.

c)

A microorganism that can make a person sick. The four major types of germs are bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.

d)

A person who asks questions, makes observations, and investigates ideas in order to acquire knowledge and/or solve problems.