Immune System Miller and Levine

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

• a. heart

• b. spleen

• c. kidneys

• d. brain

Getting these when you're young helps your immune system fight off diseases ....

• stickers

• shots (immunizations)

• bandages

• cough drops

To be "immune" means what?

• a. that you are infected

• c. that you are more likely to get sick

• b. that you are bald

• d. that you are protected

When someone's immune system overreacts to something harmless it's called ....

• a. overreactus maximus

• c. a sneeze

• b. an allergy

• d. the measles

Which of the following systems protects the body from disease?

• Digestive System

• Nervous System

• Immune System

• Skeletal System

Any substance that causes an allergy is a(n):

• Allergen

• Irritant

• Virus

• Carcinogen

You can kills germs by ___________________.

• washing your hands.

• thinking.

• eating soap.

True/False: Your body cannot make antibodies for pathogens that you have never been in contact with.

• True, because your body needs to encounter the pathogen at least once in order to create the antibodies.

• False, because you can make antibodies via immunizations given by a doctor.

All of the following are examples of white blood cells EXCEPT

• T cells

• Phagocytes

• Antibodies

• B Cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The purpose of the immune system is to:

• Help germs invade your body

• Fight off sickness

• Make your nose run

• Give you diarrhea