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WorksheetsImmune system
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 21mins
Diseases are passed from human to human by these four types of pathogens:
Viruses, influenza, HIV, and vaccines
Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
Viruses, cancers, mutagens, and DNA
Viruses, blood, pollutants, and symptoms
What is the function of antibodies within the immune system?
Antibodies kill off any antigen that enters the body.
Antibodies are only made when you are given a vaccination for specific antigens.
Antibodies bind to specific antigens to flag for destruction.
Antibodies are part of an external defense mechanism.
What is the body's first line (non-specific) of defense against infection by foreign organisms?
antibodies
lymph nodes
white blood cells
the skin
Which is NOT a part of the immune system?
Spleen
Tonsils
Lymph nodes
Liver
Immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen like with a vaccination.
Passive Immunity
Active Immunity
Inflammatory Response
Protective barrier like your skin
A substance used in a vaccination that consists of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can still trigger the immune system into action:
Vaccine
Antigen
Toxins
Antibiotics
