Immune System Flashcards
(15 cards)
True or false: The first line of defense is preventing the microbes from entering the body.
True
What is considered the first line of defense for the immune system.
Skin
True or false: The stomach’s acid destroys many of the microbes that energy the body through food and drink.
True
True or false: The circulatory system is lined with cells that produce a sticky fluid, mucus, that traps invading microbes.
False
True or false: The second line of defense is white blood cells that engulf invading microbes.
True
True or false: The third line of defense is your immune response of producing antibodies.
True
True or false: Your circulatory system produces antibodies that attack the antigens on the microbes.
False
True or false: Once a person catches a disease, they usually catch it again causing illness.
False
The body’s nonspecific defenses against invading pathogens include ___.
mucus, swelling, and tears
An inflammatory response (inflammation) can cause ___.
pain, swelling, and fever
What is NOT an example of nonspecific immunity?
antibodies
Which of the following is an example of the body’s SPECIFIC immune response?
antibodies
What cells destroy infected cells.
T cells
Vaccines are substances that contain the antigen of a pathogen. When injected into an individual, these antigens cause the immune system to produce ____
antibodies
