The Immune system

Question 1

Functions of the immune system 4

Answer 1

Provides immunity, identifies and kills, produces, filters

Question 2

Provides immunity

Answer 2

to protect the body against infections

Question 3

identifies and kills

Answer 3

all foreign cells, pathogens, tumor cells, etc.

Question 4

Produces

Answer 4

white blood cells and antibodies

Question 5

Filters

Answer 5

Organisms that cause disease

Question 6

Tonsils

Answer 6

Lymphoid tissue located either sides, destroys harmful organisms that may enter through mouth

Question 7

Lymph nodes

Answer 7

filters and traps foreign particles, contains white blood cells, found throughout neck armpits, groin and knees

Question 8

Spleen

Answer 8

Upper quadrant of abdomen, spleen forms lymphocytes and monocytes, filters blood and stores blood cells.

Question 9

White blood cells (Leukocytes)

Answer 9

Protects against infections and disease, not released throughout the body until they need to fight an infection

Question 10

3 types of white blood cells

Answer 10

Phagocytosis; surround and engulf harmful bacteria. Lymphocytes; T-cells B-cells. Monocytes; Macrophages

Question 11

Immunity

Answer 11

The body’s ability to stop a microorganism from reproducing or from affecting the body

Question 12

Innate and Adaptive

Answer 12

innate; born with it. Adaptive; developed