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WorksheetsImmune System
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
The purpose of the immune system is to ....
a. help germs invade your body
c. make your nose run
b. fight of sickness
d. give your diarrhea
The immune system is made up of ....
a. tissues
c. cells
b. organs
d. all of the above
As part of the immune system, white blood cells fight germs. Another name for white blood cells is ....
a. Rhinovirus
c. Glands
b. Leukocytes
d. Nodes
The four main types of germs are ....
a. viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi
b. viruses, parasites, fungi, and phagocytes
c. parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes, and fungi
d. small, medium, large, and extra large
Getting these when you're young helps your immune system fight off diseases ....
a. stickers
c. shots (immunizations)
b. bandages
d. cough drops
To be "immune" means what?
a. that you are infected
c. that you are more likely to get sick
b. that you are bald
d. that you are protected
Lymph nodes are found in the ....
a. neck
c. groin
b. armpits
d. all of the above
When someone's immune system overreacts to something harmless it's called ....
a. overreactus maximus
c. a sneeze
b. an allergy
d. the measles
Which of the following will not help your immune system?
a. playing sports video games
c. eating healthy food
b. exercising
d. regularly washing your hands
What is the term for a strong response to a harmless antigen in the environment?
An allergy
Cell-mediated immunity
An autoimmune disease
Inflammatory response
What is the body's first line (non-specific) of defense against infection by foreign organisms?
antibodies
lymph nodes
white blood cells
the skin
White blood cells are an important part of the human immune response. Two types of white blood cells, neutrophils and macrophages, act as phagocytes. Phagocytes perform which of the following functions in the human body?
They produce antibodies.
They bind to antigens and develop into plasma cells
They form a barrier against pathogens.
They engulf and destroy bacteria
What is it called when capillaries widen in the infected area?
Lymphocyte
Antigen
Pathogen
Inflammation
What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?
Pathogen
Antibodies
B-cells
Lymphocyte
What is the molecule located on the outside of a pathogen that the immune system recognizes?
Lymphocyte
Antigen
Pathogen
Inflammation
What is the specific response targeting a specific pathogen?
Immune response
Antigen
Memory T and B cells
Antibodies
What micro-organism is responsible for causing disease?
Pathogen
Antibodies
B-cells
Lymphocyte
T or F - Vaccines work to directly attack the disease.
true
false
T or F - A good way to fight disease is to live a healthy lifestyle.
true
false
T or F - Viruses can be treated with antibiotics.
true
false
T or F - A fever can help you fight infection.
true
false
T or F - A pathogen is any living organism.
true
false
T or F - Diseases that can be spread from person to person are called non-communicable disease.
true
false
T or F - The type of pathogen that invades your cells and uses your cellular processes to make more copies of itself is a virus.
true
false
T or F - The type of pathogen that is both a living organism and produces toxins is bacteria.
true
false
Where are white blood cells made?
Bone marrow
Red Blood Cells
Heart
Veins
