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11.1 BODY DEFENCE

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is the role of nasal mucus?

a)

collect dead cells

b)

lubricate the nasal passage

c)

trap particles

d)

make phlegm

2.

What chemical is released when a foreign body penetrates the skin?

a)

adrenaline

b)

histamine

c)

seratonin

d)

interleukin

3.

1. Bacteria that are harmful to people are called _____.

a)

Pathogen

b)

Phagocytes

c)

Pathogen

d)

Leucocyte

4.

Where do T lymphocytes usually live?

a)

Thyroid

b)

Thymus

c)

Pancreas

d)

Parathyroid

5.

What do phagocytes do?

a)

make antibodies

b)

act as memory cells

c)

kill pathogens indiscriminately

d)

target specific pathogens to kill

6.

Which cells actually kill invading bacteria and viruses?

a)

Antigens

b)

B cells

c)

T cells

d)

Thrombocytes

7.

B lymphocytes produce

a)

Allergens

b)

Antigens

c)

Antibodies

d)

All of these

8.

How do antigens protect the body from diseases?

a)

They produce mucus, which washes away germs.

b)

They make white blood cells.

c)

They alert the immune system when pathogens enter the body.

d)

They help destroy T cells.

9.

What are made in the thymus, spleen, bone marrow and lymph nodes?

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Histocytes

c)

Lymphocytes

d)

Platelets

10.

What is the name of the white blood cell that ingests micoorganisms?

a)

Antitoxins

b)

Platelets

c)

Antigens

d)

Phagocytes

11.

Proteins that have a specific fit to a specific antigen are called

a)

Lysosome

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antihistamines

d)

Phagocytes

12.

List 5 examples of first line of defence?

4 lines
13.

Which is the example of third line of defence?

a)

Memory cells

b)

Inflammation

c)

Antibody

d)

Phagocytosis

e)

Lysozyme