Defense Against Infectious Disease

Cells that ingest pathogens are

• plasma cells
• phagocytic cells
• helper T cells
• antibodies

Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n

• lymph cell
• antigen
• antibody
• neutrop

What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  

• diseases
• vaccines
• antibodies
• pathogens

 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  

• it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
• it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
• it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
•  it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What do B cells produce?

• antigens
• macrophages
• T cells
• antibodies

What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?

• Anti inflammatory
• Antigens
• Antiseptic
• Antibodies

Which of the following is a non-specific response?

• Fever
• Red, itchy eyes that may be crusted shut
• Signs that is related to one antigen

Proteins produced by B cells and designed to mark antigens to be destroyed, specific to the antigen.

• Antigens
• Active Immunity
• Antibodies
• Antibiotics

First recognizes foreign body and eats it and displays it to the other cells

• Macrophage
• T Cells
• B Cells

What do memory cells do?

• Kills the virus
• Eats the virus
• Patrol the area and make the immune system work faster next time.
• Makes antibodies