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Immune System Test Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True/False: Your body cannot make antibodies for pathogens that you have never been in contact with.

a)

True, because your body needs to encounter the pathogen at least once in order to create the antibodies.

b)

False, because you can make antibodies via immunizations given by a doctor.

2.

What is the function of antibodies within the immune system?

a)

Antibodies kill off any antigen that enters the body.

b)

Antibodies are only made when you are given a vaccination for specific antigens.

c)

Antibodies bind to specific antigens to flag for destruction.

d)

Antibodies are part of an external defense mechanism.

3.

Which of the following statements are TRUE about vaccinations?

a)

Allow B cells to make antibodies for any type of antigen the body comes in contact with.

b)

Triggers the body to make memory cells for specific pathogens.

c)

They are substances prepared from killed or weakened pathogens.

d)

Always allows the body to resist an infectious disease any time it comes into contact with it.

4.

What happens after the second time you are exposed to a pathogen?

a)

The body will not be able to fight off the pathogen quickly, because it knows how to get into the body easier.

b)

The body's immune system will react the same was as it did during the first exposure.

c)

The body can only be exposed to a pathogen a second time if you do not have a vaccine.

d)

The body will know how to fight off the pathogen quickly, because memory cells have been created after the first encounter.

5.

Some examples of external defenses are...

a)

Skin

b)

Mucus

c)

Inflammation

d)

Saliva

e)

Sweat

6.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about someone's immune system that has allergies?

a)

Body cells are dividing at an uncontrolled rate.

b)

The body is reacting to foreign antigens that are not dangerous to most people.

c)

T cells and B cells in the body cannot be activated.

d)

The body is mistaking its own cells for foreign antigens.

7.
The ______________ system returns interstitial fluid to the blood stream.
a)
ureters
b)
spleen
c)
thymus
d)
lymphatic
8.
T cells are made in the___________
a)
bone marrow
b)
spleen
c)
thymus
d)
tonsiles
9.
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
a)
lymph cell
b)
antigen
c)
antibody
d)
neutrop
10.
B cells mature in the
a)
thymus
b)
intestine
c)
bone marrow
d)
heart
11.
What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  
a)
diseases
b)
vaccines
c)
antibodies
d)
pathogens
12.
 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  
a)
it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
b)
it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
c)
it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
d)
 it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
13.
Diseases are passed from human to human by these four types of germs: 
a)
Viruses, influenza, HIV, and vaccines
b)
Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
c)
Viruses, cancers, mutagens, and DNA
d)
Viruses, blood, pollutants, and symptoms
14.
What do B cells produce?
a)
antigens
b)
macrophages
c)
T cells
d)
antibodies
15.
Where do T cells mature?
a)
lymph node
b)
bone marrow
c)
thymus
d)
liver
16.
Out of t-cells and b-cells which is the helper cell?
a)
b-cells
b)
t-cells
c)
neither
d)
both
17.
 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
18.
__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.
a)
passive
b)
active
c)
cell mediated
d)
false
19.
T cells that kill infected cells are
a)
cytotoxic T's
b)
helper T's
c)
plasma cells
d)
antigen presenting c
20.

A condition in which a person's immune system is overly sensitive to environmental substances that are normally harmless.

a)

Allergy

b)

Antigen

c)

Bacteria

d)

Virus

21.
Which is an example of passive immunity?
a)
people being vaccinated against disease
b)
people taking vitamins to boost their immune response
c)
people receiving antibodies from their mothers before birth
d)
people producing antibodies against organisms that cause diseases they have had previosuly
22.
What is the main function of the spleen?
a)
Digest food
b)
Produce white blood cells
c)
Filter blood
d)
Make new blood cells
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.

Sabrina has the flu. Her neighbor suggests she get a prescription for an antibiotic, but Sabrina's mothers says that antibiotics would not help in this situation. Why?

a)

the flu is caused by a virus, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.

b)

the flu is caused by a fungus, and it must be treated with antifungal medication

c)

the flu is caused by a parasitic worm, and must be treated with an anti-parasitic medication

d)

the flu is caused by a bacterium, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.

25.

Strep Throat is caused by:

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

26.

Malaria is caused by:

a)

parasite

b)

fungi

c)

virus

d)

bacteria

27.

If a patient has a serious infectious disease, to reduce the spread to others a hospital would..

a)

Isolate the patient

b)

Give the patient paracetamol

c)

Give the patient anithistamine

d)

Send the patient home

28.

Epidemic measles outbreaks were once common, but their occurrence has greatly diminished. Which BEST explains this?

a)

Children receive immunity to the measles virus from their mothers

b)

idk

c)

The measles vaccine has greatly reduced the number of viral infections

d)

Increased hand washing has greatly reduced the spread of the measles virus

29.
What is the job of the immune system?
a)
To protect your body from drugs and medicine
b)
To protect your body from air and water
c)
To protect your body from pathogens
d)
To protect your body from itself
30.

Pathogens can enter the body through

a)

Skin

b)

Reproductive Tract

c)

Respiratory Tract

d)

Gastrointestinal Tract

e)

Any hole in the body - nose, eyes, reproductive organs, cut in the skin, etc)

31.

Which of the following is not a common way that pathogens spread?

a)

By air

b)

By water

c)

By contact

d)

By poor diet

32.

Antibody mediated immunity is called

a)

Non specific immunity

b)

Humoral immunity

c)

innate Immunity

d)

cell mediated immunity

33.

The most prevalent antibody in serum

a)

IgG

b)

IgM

c)

IgA

d)

IgE

34.

This antibody causes allergic reactions when attached to mast cells or basophils

a)

IgG

b)

IgM

c)

IgE

d)

IgA

35.

Which of the following are examples of innate (non-specific) immunity?

a)

Skin forms a physical and antiseptic barrier to pathogens

b)

Leukocytes detect the antigens of the E.coli bacterium and produce antibodies

c)

Macrophages engulf bacterial cells at the site of infection

d)

The body produces large numbers of memory cells with specific antibodies

36.

When is passive immunity developed?

a)

After a baby's first vaccination

b)

After a baby's first bacterial infection

c)

Before birth

d)

After a baby's first dose of antibiotics

37.

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

38.

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

39.

RANDOM TRIVIA: Who's birthday in our Anatomy Class is this week?

a)

PETE

b)

Jack

c)

Luke

d)

Max

e)

Tim

40.

RANDOM TRIVIA: Which artist has Mr. Seebode not seen in concert?

a)

Mac Miller

b)

Walk the Moon

c)

Kid Cudi

d)

Florence & The Machine

e)

Muse

41.

RANDOM Trivia: What college did Dr. Fauci attend for undergrad?

a)

Boston College

b)

New York University (NYU)

c)

Columbia University

d)

College of the Holy Cross

42.

Lymph vessels are ________.

a)

Located in the spleen

b)

Inside bones

c)

Intertwined by blood vessels

43.

The protein used to destroy the membrane of invading cells is called ________.

a)

Histamine

b)

Neutrophil

c)

Hemoglobin

d)

Perforin

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