Immune System Review

Which is an example of passive immunity?

• You have been infected
• You have been vaccinated
• You made antibodies
• You got your mother's antibodies

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

• Support the body through bones and muscles
• Get rid of waste from the body
• Protect the body from pathogens
• Move blood through the body

Which of the following is an example of active immunity (or how you can get active immunity)?

• You get a vaccination

• You create antibodies

• You get infected

• All of these are correct

What is the name of the protein that flags a cell as either "self" or "foreign"?

• Antibody
• Antigen
• B Cell
• Leukocyte

Which of the following is associated with inflammation?

• redness

• swelling

• heat

• all of the above

What are the white blood cells that engulf and destroy pathogens?

• phagocytes

• B Cells

• Killer T Cells

• memory cells

True or False: AIDS patients normally die from AIDS

• True

• False

What is the first defense structure a pathogen is likely to encounter?

• macrophages

• T cells

• skin

• fever

What is an immune response to something harmless (peanuts, eggs, pollen...)

• Pathogen

• Antibody

• Antigen

• Allergy

What do your white blood cells recognize on a pathogen?

• Antigen

• Antibody

• Allergy

• Lipids