immune system

Some examples of external defenses are...Pick all that applies.

• Skin

• Mucus

• Inflammation

• Saliva

• Sweat

_____ are proteins produced by the body to slow, clump and damage foreign particles (pathogens).

How does the immune system work with other body systems to protect the body from pathogens?

What micro-organism is responsible for causing disease?

• Pathogen

• Antibodies

• B-cells

• Lymphocyte

What is the body's first line of defense against disease?

• skin

• blood

• antibodies

• enzymes

An immune response that occurs in the human body is shown above. This activity helps to do which of the following?

• Produce antibiotics to control disease

• Provide protection against a specific pathogen

• Provide protection against all types of pathogens

• Eliminate harmful gene alterations

Which of the following illness is caused by pathogens?

• Bruise
• Blood Clot
• Diabetes
• Influenza

Which system has the primary function of fighting disease?

• circulatory

• integumentary

• immune

• respiratory

The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?  

• a skin cell destroying germs.
• inflammation near an opened wound
• a white blood cell destroying pathogens
• mucus in the lungs destroying pathogens

An activity that occurs in the human body is shown below.This activity helps to do which of the following?

• provide protection against pathogens
• produce antibiotics to control disease
• eliminate harmful gene alterations
• regulate production of ATP by the cell