Immune system

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What is the first line of defense your body has against pathogens?

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Skin and mucus

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How do vaccinations work?

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Injecting dead or weakened bacteria or viruses (or proteins/RNA from them) into the bloodstream to trigger the production of antibodies.

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

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Macrophage

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Can viruses be treated with antibiotics?

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No, viruses cannot be treated with antibiotics.

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

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Memory B (and T) cells

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What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?

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Antibodies

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What is the molecule located on the outside of a pathogen that the immune system recognizes?

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Antigen

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

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false

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What cell is "in charge" and identifies the specific pathogen?

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T-cells

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What makes and releases antibodies? Options: Pathogen, B-cells, Lymphocyte, Antigen

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B-cells