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Biology
Chapter 31: Immune System
Review Questions
31-2 The Immune System
1. Know all terms.
2. What is the difference between an antigen and pathogen?
3. Describe the body’s first line of nonspecific defense, and give a few examples.
4. Describe the body’s second line of nonspecific defense, and give a few examples.
31-3 Specific Invaders
1. Know all terms
2. What are antigens and antibodies? Relate the two terms.
3. What are lymphocytes? Difference between B and T cells?
5. Outline the steps of humoral immunity. Include the terms antibody, macrophage, T cell,
B cell, helper T cells, plasma cells, memory cells.
6. Outline the steps of cell-mediated immunity. Include the terms macrophage, T cell,
helper T cell, killer T cell, permanent immunity.
7. Why is it that most people get the chicken pox only once? Explain in detail.
31-4 Vaccines
1. Know all terms.
2. What is a vaccine? How does it work?
3. What is the difference between active and passive immunity? Give an example of each.
31-5 Disorders and Allergies
1. Know all terms.
2. What is an autoimmune disease, and how does it affect your body?
3. What’s the difference between an autoimmune disease and AIDS? What happens in the
case of AIDS?
4. Describe how the body reacts to organ transplants.
Biology
Chapter 28: Nervous System
Review Sheet
28.1 Nervous System links Sensation to Response
1. Know all terms
2. Describe the basic structure and functions of the nervous system.
3. What’s the pathway of a reflex arc? How does it differ from other reactions?
28.2 Neurons conduct nerve impulses (pp. 612, 616, 617)
1. Describe the basic structure of a neuron. Dendrites, axon, myelin sheath, axon terminal,
synapse, neurotransmitter
2. Explain how a message is relayed. There are two forms of the message: chemical and
electric. Explain which occurs where.
28.3 PNS and CNS
1. Know all terms.
2. Summarize the roles of the different divisions under the PNS.
28.4 CNS
1. Know the following parts of the brain and their functions:
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, brain stem, hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebral cortex – frontal
lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe
28.5 Sensory Receptors (pp. 623 – 624)
1. What is sensory versus perception?
2. What are the different receptors you find throughout your body? What are the different
senses you respond to?
WEBSITE:
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