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Barriers of the immune system

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

a)

support the body through bones and muscles

b)

get rid of waste from the body

c)

protect the body from pathogens

d)

move blood through the body

2.

Pathogens are recognized by their...

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

killer t-cells

d)

plasma B-cells

3.

The body's first line of defense against pathogens includes

a)

skin

b)

inflammatory response.

c)

fever

d)

production of antibodies

4.

Pathogens are engulfed (swallowed) and digested by

a)

Antibodies

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Phagocytes

d)

Red blood cells

5.

As a response to an infection, an area reddens, swells, throbs and feel warm.

a)

Fever

b)

Mucous membranes

c)

Vaccination

d)

Inflammation

6.

True or False: Your body uses fever to help fight infection.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

These cells activate killer T cells and B cells depending on the type of pathogen that is attacking the body.

a)

Helper T Cells

b)

Dendritic cells

c)

Macrophages

d)

Natural killer cells

8.

What attaches to a specific bacteria or virus, neutralizing it and tagging it for destruction?

a)

Perforin

b)

Antibodies

c)

antigens

d)

pathogens

9.

Each antibody is specifically made to attach to only one type of antigen

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A white blood cell that makes antibodies

a)

Helper T cell

b)

Killer T cell

c)

plasma B cell

d)

macrophages

11.

Which cell will poke holes in a cell infected with a specific virus or a cancer cell?

a)

killer T cell

b)

plasma B cell

c)

helper T cell

d)

macrophage

12.

What do memory lymphocytes do?

a)

Kill the virus

b)

Eat the virus

c)

Patrol the area and make the immune system work faster next time the body is infected with the same pathogen.

d)

Makes antibodies