Immune System and Vaccinations

Question 1

What is our first line of defense against pathogens?

Answer 1

Physical barriers like skin, white blood cells, stomach acid and platelets to help u scab

Question 2

What are the cells of the immune system?

Answer 2

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

Macrophages

Question 3

What are phagocytes and what do they do?

Answer 3

White blood cells

Non specific immunity (eats anything)

Anything foreign is swallowed

Question 4

What do lymphocytes do?

Answer 4

Specific immunity

Macrophages swallow viruses and put the antigens on its surface.

Signals lymphocytes, which can recognize diff antigens.

When a certain lymphocyte matches the antigens, it starts to multiply and produce antibodies and memory cells.

Antibodies ends shaped like antigens

They group viruses together and wait for phagocyte to swallow everythingg

Question 5

What is an antigen?

Answer 5

Any substance that causes immune system to produce antibodies

Question 6

Why does it take less time to recover from a virus you’ve had in the past?

Answer 6

You have memory cells with the antigens of that virus

Question 7

what are vaccinations?

Answer 7

When u are given a dose of virus or bacteria that has been manipulated to be less dangerous. Produces memory cells for that virus.

Question 8

What are the pros of vaccination?

Answer 8

Immunity

Limit spread of diseases

Reduce mortality rate

Protect vulnerable groups like children

Decrease effects of some diseases

Benefits to healthcare

Question 9

What are cons of vaccination?

Answer 9

Produce mild symptoms of disease
Human error in preparation administration
Allergic reaction 
Booster shots to keep immunity 
Toxic effects of mercury

Question 10

What is a pathogen?

Answer 10

Anything that invades body and requires immune system action.