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WorksheetsBlood and Immune System Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the term for a strong response to a harmless antigen in the environment?
An allergy
Cell-mediated immunity
An autoimmune disease
Inflammatory response
What is the body's first line (non-specific) of defense against infection by foreign organisms?
antibodies
lymph nodes
white blood cells
the skin
What are the two parts of the immune system
Specific and Non-specific
Passive and Aggressive
Innate and Non-Specific
Adaptive and Acquired
What is the scientific name of the causes of infectious diseases?
Germ
Pathogen
Intruder
Disease
A protein that attacks antigens is called:
Antibody
Immune response
Inflammatory Response
Vector
What is a vaccine?
A weakened pathogen injected in the body to produce immunity
Temporary immunity that develops as natural exposure
An overreaction of the immune system
Medicine that helps after you're infected
True/False: Your body cannot make antibodies for pathogens that you have never been in contact with.
True, because your body needs to encounter the pathogen at least once in order to create the antibodies.
False, because you can make antibodies via immunizations given by a doctor.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about someone's immune system that has allergies?
Body cells are dividing at an uncontrolled rate.
The body is reacting to foreign materials that are not actually dangerous.
T cells and B cells in the body cannot be activated.
The body is mistaking its own cells for foreign antigens.
A white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down is called:
B-cell
Phagocyte
Antibody
Antigen
A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body:
Antigen
Antibodies
Antibiotics
Antipaths
What might happen if your body couldn't produce antibodies?
It wouldn't be able to recognize invading pathogens
It wouldn't be able to destroy invading pathogens
It wouldn't be fooled into thinking that harmless substances are harmful
Your immune system would begin attacking healthy organs and tissues
When the immune system of a person starts to attack their own body cells that it's supposed to protect, then this can be classified as
immune disorder
autoimmune disease
multiple sclerosis
rheumatoid arthritis
Type 1 diabetes patients immune system attacked the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. This causes a lack of insulin, causing diabetes. This can be classified as:
Autoimmune disease
Immune Disorder
None
The diagram shows a pathogen, what is the arrow pointing to on the surface of the pathogen?
a molecule called an antigen
a molecule called an antibody
What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?
animals, bacteria, fungi and plants
bacteria, fungi, nucleus, parasites
bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites
bacteria, plants, fungi, parasites
Antibiotics are used to treat
Viruses
Fungi
Bacteria
Parasites
Name the non-specific response, where the body temperature is set higher than normal to slow pathogens down and give the immune system an advantage.
Lymphatic System
Inflammation
Phagocytosis
Fever
