The Immune System

Question 1

Name functions of the immune system.

Answer 1

Attempt to protect the animal from anything that could cause damage or disease (protection)

Recognises and differentiates between self and not self (don’t want body to attack itself)

Has various mechanisms to destroy antigens

Question 2

Name the 2 types of immune reactions

Answer 2

Nonspecific immunity

Specific immunity

Question 3

What is nonspecific immunity?

Answer 3

Immunity using things that already exist in the body for protection eg. Mechanical barriers (skin) and chemical barriers (acid in stomach)

Question 4

What are the 2 types of specific immunity?

Answer 4

Cell-mediated immunity

Humoral immunity

Question 5

What is specific immunity?

Answer 5

Specific immunity actively produces things to help fight and protect the body

The second stage of immunity if nonspecific immunity hasn’t worked

Question 6

Name the 2 types of immunity

Answer 6

Passive immunity

Active immunity