Immune System

One of your body's first defense against an incoming pathogen is/are

• white blood cells

• your skin

• red blood cells

• antibiotics

Which of the following uses ENZYMES to break down the outer parts of pathogens before they get into your body:

• Tears

• Saliva

• Stomach acid

A protein (KEY) produced by B cells of the immune system that IDENTIFIES and destroys is called:

• Antibodies

• T-cells

• Lymphocytes

What function do memory B cells have in our body? (cellular memory)

• They help our immune system remember pathogens

• They store information in our short-term memory

• They send chemical signals from our blood to the brain

What cell is "in charge" of attacks and communicates strategy?

• B-cells

• Immune response

• T-cells

What makes and releases antibodies?

• Pathogen

• B-cells

• Antigen

T or F - A fever can help you fight infection.

• true

• false

Name 3 parts of the body that keep pathogens out ("The First Line of Defense").

• Saliva, inflammation, Lymphocytes

• Skin, tears, saliva

• Mucous membranes, fever, B-cells

Flood of blood and white blood cells that swells near or at the source of infection:

• Stomach acid

• Mucus

• Inflammation

This sticky fluid traps any pathogens that try and get in our body

• Mucous Lining

• Blood

• Stomach Acid

• Skin