The Immune system

Question 1

Protects the human body from invading organisms or substances that are foreign, or considered foreign

Answer 1

Immune system function

Question 2

Substance that triggers allergic symptoms in an individual

Answer 2

Allergen

Question 3

AKA immunoglobulin, a protein that recognizes an antigen and counteracts its effects

Answer 3

Antibody

Question 4

Foreign substance or organism that triggers an immune response, will trigger antibody response

Answer 4

Antigen

Question 5

Reaction that effects the entire body, usually involving multiple body systems

Answer 5

Allergic reaction

Question 6

A severe, potentially life threatening allergic reaction that occurs after the body has been exposed to an allergen that it has a hypersensitivity to

Answer 6

Anaphylaxis

Question 7

Immunity the body is naturally born with

Answer 7

Innate immunity

Question 8

Immunity that is specific to a pathogen, allowing for the immune system to form memory around the invader and the response

Answer 8

Adaptive immunity

Question 9

The skin - the body’s first line of defense against a threat to health

Answer 9

Integument

Question 10

Reaction that effects the entire body, usually involving multiple body systems

Answer 10

Systemic reaction