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Immunity

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Antibiotics do not work on 
a)
bacteria
b)
viruses
c)
fungi
d)
children
2.
What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?
a)
Nose
b)
Mouth
c)
Broken Skin
d)
All of the Aove
3.
Some staphylococcal infections result from direct contact with infected wounds.
Which of the following cells is a first line of defence against staphylococcal bacteria? 
a)
B cells
b)
Skin cells
c)
Killer T cells
d)
Helper T cells
4.
Which of the following is not a characteristic sign of acute inflammation?
a)
lasts for a long period of time
b)
swelling
c)
loss of movement
d)
redness
5.
What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?
a)
Anti inflammatory
b)
Antigens
c)
Antiseptic
d)
Antibodies
6.
Pathogens are recognized by their...
a)
antigens
b)
antibodies
c)
killer t-cells
d)
B-cells
7.
The ______________ system returns interstitial fluid to the blood stream.
a)
ureters
b)
spleen
c)
thymus
d)
lymph vessels
8.
__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.
a)
passive
b)
active
c)
cell mediated
d)
false
9.

This type of immunity can be called nonspecific and refers to the bodies defenses that are present since birth.

a)

resistance

b)

adaptive immunity

c)

acquired immunity

d)

innate immunity

10.

This type of immunity is acquired during one's lifetime. It is induced by antigens that invade the body.

a)

innate immunity

b)

adaptive immunity

c)

nonspecific immunity

d)

normal microbiota

11.
Which line of defense includes the skin, sweat, mucous membranes, and normal microbiota?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
12.

The response to an infection. Causes the area to redden, swell, and feel warm.

a)

Fever

b)

Mucus

c)

Dilation

d)

Inflammation

13.

The first line of defense against pathogens is to:

a)

block pathogen from entering the body via the skin

b)

kill infected cells

c)

send signals to increase immune cell formation

d)

kill the pathogen

14.

After the vaccine is administered, what response to the vaccine is triggered in the body?

a)

Secretion of antigens by lymphocytes

b)

Production of temporary resistance to the disease

c)

Absorption of histamines throughout the body

d)

Production of antibodies providing active immunity

15.

Largest lymphatic structure that filter for blood and platelets and white blood cells storage

a)

lymph

b)

spleen

c)

tonsils

d)

lymph vessels

16.

Cleanser of lymph as wells as a site of T and B cell activation.

a)

Tonsils

b)

Lymph Nodes

c)

Spleen

d)

Lymph vessels

17.

Protect the body from invasion in the gut.

a)

Lymph vessels

b)

Spleen

c)

MALT (GALT)

d)

Tonsils

18.

Vestigial structure on the lower right abdomen

a)

Spleen

b)

Lymph Node

c)

Appendix

d)

Thymus

19.

Transport lymph away from tissues.

a)

Lymph vessels

b)

Lymph Nodes

c)

Tonsils

d)

Spleen

20.

stop germs entering the body through the mouth or the nose.

a)

Tonsils and adenoids

b)

Spleen

c)

Lymph Nodes

d)

Appendix

21.

Which of the following is a result of inflammation?

a)

redness, heat, itching, and swelling

b)

coolness to the touch and swelling

c)

reduction in size

d)

reduction in size and heat

22.

Sticky mucus are...

a)

a type of mechanical barrier

b)

a type of chemical barrier

c)

a type of direct transmission

d)

a type of indirect transmission

23.

When the body launches an immune response against its own cells

a)

Koch's Postulates

b)

Immunity

c)

Vaccine

d)

Autoimmune disease

e)

AIDS

24.

Which immunity is present at birth and passed from the mother to the baby through milk and the placenta?

a)

Artificial Active Immunity

b)

Natural Active immunity

c)

Natural passive immunity

d)

Artificial passive immunity

25.

immunity in which antibodies are given to a person rather than produced within the person's own body

a)

Artificial Passive Immunity

b)

Natural Passive Immunity

c)

Artificial Active Immunity

d)

Natural Active Immunity

26.

immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen when a person gets sick

a)

Natural Passive Immunity

b)

Natural Active Immunity

c)

Artificial Active Immunity

d)

Artificial Passive Immunity

27.

Is the following sequence of events of the acute inflammatory response in the correct order?

(1) Mast cells are triggered by inflammation and signal histamines

(2)histamines signal lymphocytes and clotting factors to the area

(3)Lymph capillaries open releasing both phagocytes and clotting factors

(4)Phagocytes consume foreign antigens and clotting factors seal the wound


a)

Yes, it's in the correct order

b)

Swith #3 for #1

c)

Switch #2 for #1

d)

Switch #3 for #4

28.
Name this process
a)
eating
b)
phagocytosis
c)
destruction
d)
ingesting
29.
What is the scientific term for spreading a disease?
a)
Passing
b)
Catching
c)
Transmitting
d)
Giving
30.

Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacteria?

a)

flu

b)

cold

c)

athletes foot

d)

strep throat

31.
Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
a)
pathogen 
b)
allergen
c)
prion 
d)
antigen 
32.
T cells are made in the___________
a)
bone marrow
b)
spleen
c)
thymus
d)
tonsiles
33.
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
a)
lymph cell
b)
antigen
c)
antibody
d)
neutrop
34.
B cells mature in the
a)
thymus
b)
intestine
c)
bone marrow
d)
heart
35.
Where do T cells mature?
a)
lymph node
b)
bone marrow
c)
thymus
d)
liver
36.

The purpose of introducing weakened microbes into the body of an organism is to stimulate the

a)

production of living microbes that will protect the organism from future attacks

b)

production of antigens that will prevent infections from occurring

c)

immune system to react and prepare the organism to fight future invasions by these microbes

d)

replication of genes that direct the synthesis of hormones that regulate the number of microbes

37.

Newborn infants nursing from their mother receive milk containing antibodies against diseases to which the mother is immune. The infants, however, remain immune to those diseases for only a short time. This situation is an example of

a)

active immunity

b)

passive immunity

c)

an oral vaccine

d)

a phagocytic activity

38.

a foreign substance that causes the body to make antibodies

a)

antibodies

b)

erythrocyte

c)

leukocyte

d)

lymphatic

e)

antigen

39.

proteins produced by leukocytes that bind with and disable antigens

a)

antibodies

b)

erythrocyte

c)

leukocyte

d)

lymphatic

e)

antigen

40.

proteins produced by leukocytes that bind with and disable antigens

a)

antibodies

b)

erythrocyte

c)

leukocyte

d)

lymphatic

e)

antigen

41.

Which of the following is involved with the development of T lymphocytes in the fetus and infants?

a)

adenoids

b)

spleen

c)

tonsils

d)

thymus

42.

What is the name of the lymphatic tissue found in the back of the throat?

a)

thymus

b)

spleen

c)

tonsils

d)

liver

43.

a white blood cell that is involved in fighting infection

a)

antibodies

b)

erythrocyte

c)

leukocyte

d)

lymphatic

e)

antigen

44.

You are a doctor and Little Billy is in your office with the flu. His mother wants you to prescribe an antibiotic. Which would be the best response?

a)

"Absolutely, get that kid an antibiotic!"

b)

"Actually, he just needs to take a painkiller."

c)

"Unfortunately, antibiotics do not work against viruses like the flu."

d)

"Give him a vaccine and he will feel better right away!"