019: Immune System

The purpose of the immune system is to:

• Help germs invade your body

• Fight off sickness

• Make your nose run

• Give you diarrhea

The immune system is made up of:

• Tissues

• Organs

• Cells

• All of the Above

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As part of the immune system, white blood cells fight germs. Another name for white blood cells is:

• Rhinovirus

• Leukocytes

• Glands

• Nodes

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Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including an organ in your belly that filters blood and helps fight infections known as the:

• Heart

• Spleen

• Kidneys

• Brain

The four main types of pathogens (germs) are:

• Viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi

• Viruses, parasites, fungi, and phagocytes

• • Parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes, and fungi

• • Small, medium, large, and extra large

Getting these when you’re young helps your immune system fight off diseases:

• Stickers

• Bandages

• Shots (immunizations)

• Cough drops

To be “immune” means what?

• That you are infected

• That you are bad

• That you are more likely to get sick

• That you are protected

Lymph nodes are found in the:

• Neck

• Armpits

• Groin

• All of the above

When someone’s immune system overreacts to something harmless it’s called:

• Overreactus maximus

• An allergy

• A sneeze

• The measles

Which of the following will not help your immune system?

• Playing sports video games

• Exercising

• Eating healthy food

• Regularly washing your hands