Immune System Flashcards
1
Q
What cells produce antibodies?
A
Lymphocytes
2
Q
After you get a disease, what are the cells that remain and guard you against more illnesses?
A
Memory Cells.
3
Q
What do vaccines contain?
A
A dead or weakened form of the pathogen that can nevertheless trigger an immune response.
4
Q
What do vaccines do?
A
They trigger an immune response, and the body produces memory cells. This then means that the person is guarded against future versions of that illness.
5
Q
What do antibodies do?
A
They attach to the antigens on the Pathogen’s wall, and they cluster on the pathogen, inhibiting its movement. Then, Phagocytes can destroy the pathogen.
6
Q
What are antigens?
A
Chemicals on the pathogen that antibodies attach to.
