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Immune/Lymph Systems

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cells that ingest pathogens are
a)
plasma cells
b)
phagocytic cells
c)
helper T cells
d)
antibodies
2.

The ______________ system returns escaped plasma back fluid to the blood stream.

a)

ureters

b)

spleen

c)

thymus

d)

lymphatic

3.
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
a)
lymph cell
b)
antigen
c)
antibody
d)
neutrop
4.
B cells mature in the
a)
thymus
b)
intestine
c)
bone marrow
d)
heart
5.
What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  
a)
diseases
b)
vaccines
c)
antibodies
d)
pathogens
6.
The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?  
a)
a skin cell destroying germs.
b)
inflammation near an opened wound
c)
a white blood cell destroying pathogens
d)
mucus in the lungs destroying pathogens
7.
 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
8.
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
9.
Jorge has a cold but feels well enough to study with his friends Lisa and Jin. Lisa and Jin become sick. Which term describes Jorge’s condition when he was studying with his friends?  
a)
noninfectious
b)
contagious
c)
immune
d)
deadly
10.
What do B cells produce?
a)
antigens
b)
macrophages
c)
T cells
d)
antibodies
11.
Where do T cells mature?
a)
lymph node
b)
bone marrow
c)
thymus
d)
liver
12.
Which one of these options makes lymphocytes?
a)
Blood Cells
b)
Bone Marrow
c)
Bacteria
d)
The Heart
13.
What are Lymphocytes?
a)
A type of red blood cell
b)
A nucleus 
c)
A type of white blood cell
d)
Bone Marrow
14.
What is the Immune system?
a)
 The body's defense system
b)
A system that gives support and structure 
c)
A system that helps you breathe
d)
None of the above
15.
What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?
a)
Anti inflammatory
b)
Antigens
c)
Antiseptic
d)
Antibodies
16.
Pathogens are recognized by their...
a)
antigens
b)
antibodies
c)
killer t-cells
d)
B-cells
17.

A disease of the immune system due to infection with HIV.

a)

allergen

b)

antibiotics

c)

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

d)

anaphylaxis

18.

A substance that causes an allergic reaction.

a)

allergen

b)

anaphylaxis

c)

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

d)

antibiotics

19.

A medicine (such as penicillin) that stops the growth of or destroys bacteria.

a)

antibody

b)

allergen

c)

antibiotics

d)

antifungal

20.

A disease in which the body produces antibodies that attack its own tissues, leading to the deterioration and in some cases to the destruction of such tissue.

a)

allergen

b)

antigen-antibody reaction

c)

autoimmune disorder

d)

anaphylaxis

21.

Chemicals that are secreted by certain cells of the immune system and have an effect on other cells, giving them instructions or messages.

a)

bacilli

b)

antifungal

c)

cytokines

d)

antigen

22.

Which of the following is not apart of your body’s first line of defense?

a)

Skin

b)

Mucus

c)

Stomach Acid

d)

Antibodies

23.

Example of 3rd line of defense.

a)

T cells and B cells reacting to pathogens

b)

Phagocytes white blood cells engulfing pathogens

c)

Stomach acid killing pathogens

d)

Mucus catching pathogens

24.
The part of foreign materials that cause a response from the immune system are called _____________________.
a)
Antigens
b)
Active Immunity
c)
Antibodies
d)
Antibiotics
25.
Antigens are part of...
a)
Your own immune system.
b)
The pathogen.
26.
A nonspecific defensive response of the body to tissue injury characterized by dilation of blood vessels and swelling.
a)
immunity
b)
interferon
c)
immunization
d)
inflammation
27.

The diagram below shows a cell in the human body engulfing a bacterial cell.

The cell labeled X is most likely a

a)

red blood cell

b)

white blood cell

c)

liver cell

d)

nerve cell

28.

Which pathogen is only one cell big?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungus

d)

parasite/protist

29.
what does HIV do to our immune system?
a)
It makes our immune system more stronger
b)
It attacks red blood cells 
c)
It attacks our brain to stop working
d)
It attacks our white blood cells and weakens our immune system to the point where our body cannot fight pathogens 
30.
Antibiotics work against most
a)
Bacteria
b)
Bacteria & Viruses
c)
Vaccines
d)
Viruses
31.
What is the body's first line of defense against infection by foreign organisms? 
a)
antibodies
b)
lymph nodes
c)
white blood cells
d)
the skin
32.
What type of microbe is used in a vaccine?
a)
it doesn't really matter
b)
a damaged one
c)
a weakened or inactivated one
d)
a normal one
33.

The purpose of introducing weakened microbes into the body of an organism is to stimulate the

a)

production of living microbes that will protect the organism from future attacks

b)

production of antigens that will prevent infections from occurring

c)

immune system to react and prepare the organism to fight future invasions by these microbes

d)

replication of genes that direct the synthesis of hormones that regulate the number of microbes

34.
The lymphatic structure that closely parallell veins are called?
a)
Capillaries
b)
Lymph
c)
Lymph Vessels
35.
The tiny oval shaped lymph structure located throughout the body are known as?
a)
Lymph nodes
b)
Spleen
c)
Lymph fluid
36.
What is the medical term for watery fluid inside the lympathic vessels?
a)
Plasma
b)
Lymph
c)
Blood
37.
What is the function of the lymphatic system?
a)
Drains tissue fluids, waste products & flights against infection.
b)
Prevent swelling
c)
Removes toxins & waste 
d)
Fights against infection 
38.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system?
a)
removes excess fluid from around organs
b)
absorbs/transports fats
c)
circulates blood
d)
produces white blood cells
39.
Vaccinations are used for
a)
Curing the illness
b)
Preventing the Illness
c)
Getting the illness
40.
The human body has both internal and external defense against disease.  Which of these includes only internal defenses?  
a)
hair and inflammation
b)
white blood cells and sweat
c)
inflammation and white blood cells
d)
skin and mucus
41.
Which is an example of passive immunity?
a)
You have been infected
b)
You have been vaccinated
c)
You made antibodies
d)
You got your mother's antibodies
42.
Which of the following is a non-specific response?
a)
Fever
b)
Red, itchy eyes that may be crusted shut
c)
Signs that is related to one antigen
43.

What do memory cells do?

a)

Kills the virus

b)

Eats the virus

c)

Patrol the area looking for previous enemies and make the immune system work faster next time.

d)

Makes antibodies

44.
If you are feeling ill and the doctor prescribes you some antibiotics to help you feel better, you are infected with a _______
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
45.
The chicken pox is spread via contact from person to person. In order to prevent getting the chicken pox, you can get a vaccination. Is chicken pox caused by a virus or a bacterium?
a)
Bacterium
b)
Virus
46.

Choose the two non-specific defenses for our bodies?

a)

B Cells

b)

T Cells

c)

Skin

d)

Inflammation

47.

Which type of cells recognize abnormal body cells (cancer, virus infected, etc.) and destroys them.

a)

red blood cells

b)

b cells

c)

t cells

d)

skin cells

48.

B cells attack

a)

abnormal body cells.

b)

foreign invaders.

c)

t cells.

d)

lymph nodes.

49.

What is the "big cell" that surrounds the pathogen and tells the t-cell what the antigens are?

a)

Macrophage

b)

Lymphocyte

c)

Memory T and B cells

d)

Antibodies

50.

These are important because they remember the pathogen for the future.

a)

Macrophage

b)

Lymphocyte

c)

Memory T and B cells

d)

Antibodies

51.

What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?

a)

Pathogen

b)

Antibodies

c)

B-cells

d)

Lymphocyte

52.

What is it called when you are unlikely to become sick for a second time from a pathogen your body has already seen before ?

a)

immunity

b)

Antigen

c)

innate response

d)

Antibodies

53.

What makes and releases antibodies?

a)

Pathogen

b)

B-cells

c)

Lymphocyte

d)

Antigen

54.

T or F - Vaccines work by directly attacking the pathogen.

a)

true

b)

false

55.

T or F - Viruses can be treated with antibiotics.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

T or F - A fever can help you fight infection.

a)

true

b)

false

57.

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.

a)

true

b)

false

58.

Name 3 parts of the body that keep pathogens out ("The First Line of Defense").

a)

White blood cells, tears, T-cells

b)

Saliva, inflammation, Lymphocytes

c)

Skin, tears, saliva

d)

Mucous membranes, fever, B-cells

59.

Which barrier is NOT a part of the Innate Immune System?

a)

Biological Barrier

b)

Genetic Barrier

c)

Mechanical Barrier

d)

Chemical Barrier

60.

Which Immunity is involved with remembering specific pathogens?

a)

Innate Immunity

b)

Adaptive Immunity

61.

What is an example of Artificial active immunity?

a)

Vaccination

b)

Natural infection

62.

What does a mechanical barrier do?

a)

Destroy pathogens on outer surface of the body

b)

Living organisms that help protect the body

c)

Releases mucus that traps pathogens

63.

What is the difference between Adaptive Immunity and Innate Immunity?

a)

Innate is non specific and Adaptive is specific

b)

Innate has several barriers

c)

Innate uses several lymphocytes while Adaptive uses 2 types

d)

All of the above

64.

Why are vaccines considered artificial adaptive immunity?

a)

Because pathogens are fake

b)

Because it naturally comes to you

c)

Because pathogens are injected in you

d)

Haha...nice try. Vaccines are used in the natural adaptive immunity.

65.

What are the major types of cells of Adaptive (Specific) Immunity?

a)

Natural Killer Cells

b)

Neutrophils and Basophils

c)

T cells and B cells

d)

Eosinophils and Macrophages

66.

This sticky fluid traps any pathogens that try and get in our body

a)

Mucous Lining

b)

Blood

c)

Stomach Acid

d)

Skin

67.

Whats another name for White Blood Cells?

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Plasma Cells

d)

Memory Cells

68.

What are two examples of chemical barriers?

a)

Lysosome enzymes in our eyes and tears

b)

Skin

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Stomach Acid

69.

Which cells engulf the pathogens?

a)

Macrophages

b)

B Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Plasma Cells

70.

What is an antigen?

a)

The traces that pathogens leave behind

b)

Another name for a pathogen

c)

A protein that attacks pathogens

71.

What are memory T Cells?

a)

The kills infected body cells

b)

They help the immune system respond quicker if the same pathogen enters the body again

c)

They signal B Cells

d)

They cause Inflammation

72.

A protein that attacks antigens is called:

a)

Antibody

b)

Immune response

c)

Inflammatory Response

d)

Vector

73.

What is the name of the fluid inside the lymphatic vessels?

a)

Plasma

b)

Lymph

c)

Blood

d)

Tissue fluid

74.

What is the name of the lymphatic tissue found in the back of the throat?

a)

thymus

b)

spleen

c)

tonsils

d)

liver

75.

What name is given to the leucocytes created in the lymphatic system?

a)

lymphocytes

b)

basophils

c)

neutrophils

d)

eosinophils

76.

What do we call the bean-shaped structures that are scattered around the body as part of the lymphatic system?

a)

lymph capillaries

b)

tonsils

c)

spleen

d)

lymph nodes

77.

What is the function of lymph nodes?

a)

carry excess lymph fluid away from tissues

b)

drain lymph back into the circulatory system

c)

filter foreign particles from the lymph

d)

absorb fat from the gut

78.

The fluid, originating from the blood capillary, that is formed in the spaces between the cells is known as:

a)

interstitial fluid

b)

blood

c)

lymph

d)

plasma

79.

What causes your body to have an allergic response?

a)

antibody

b)

allergens

c)

wbc

d)

macrophages

80.

______________ is response of the body's immune system to a harmless substance.

a)

Allergy

b)

Virus

c)

Fungi

d)

Protozoa

81.

The response to an infection. Causes the area to redden, swell, and feel warm.

a)

Fever

b)

Mucus

c)

Dilation

d)

Inflammation

82.

Which is NOT considered FIRST line of defense?

a)

Helper T-Cells

b)

Skin

c)

Hair

d)

Mucous Membranes

83.
What are the two types of immune systems?
a)
Acquired & Adaptive
b)
Innate & Acquired
c)
Innate & Autoimmune
d)
Red & White Blood Cells
84.
What chemical is released by the immune system in response to an allergen?
a)
Dopamine
b)
Histamine
c)
Insulin
d)
No clue
85.

Which organ is a fibrous sponge filled with lymphatic tissue and its functions are to destroy old red blood cells and make antibodies.

a)

Liver

b)

Spleen

c)

Pancreas

d)

Gall Bladder

86.

It is the process at which the body attacks foreign invaders

a)

Autoimmune disorder

b)

Immune response

c)

Immunity

d)

Immunization

87.

Which of the following is NOT true of autoimmune diseases

a)

the immune system targets "self"

b)

the immune system has been deactivated

c)

the immune system has over active cytotoxic T cells

d)

mutliple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease

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