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Immune System Study Guide
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AIDS patients usually die from infections that are rare in healthy
people called ____________.
Type of white blood cell that produces antibodies.
Occurs when certain antibiotics become ineffective against certain
strains of bacteria
Y-shaped molecule produced by plasma cells.
A substance that triggers an immune response, it helps the body
recognize foreign invaders
A type of white blood cell that engulfs pathogens and cellular
debris
Body’s 2nd line of nonspecific defense against pathogens
A weakened or dead version of a disease that triggers the
formation of antibodies.
A disease-causing agent
a. antibodies
b. antibiotic resistance
c. pathogen
d. macrophages
e. fever, macrophage,
inflammation
f. vaccine
g. opportunistic diseases
h. antigen
i. B cells
10. _________________________________, a type of specific defense, involves attacking and destroying
pathogen-infected cells.
11. ____________, ______________, _____________, and _______________ are the first line of defense
against pathogens.
12. If the body is invaded by a pathogen for the second time, _________________________ will produce
antibodies to fight the infection before you even become sick.
13. (TRUE or FALSE) If a person is HIV positive, that person also has AIDS. ______________
14. Antibiotics are only effective against _____________________.
15. _______________ are stimulated by helper T-cells to make antibodies. These cells can remain in the
blood for years.
16. Once activated, ______________________ can stimulate B cells to divide and develop into plasma cells.
17. A person with HIV can develop ___________.
18. What type of cell does HIV attack?
19. Helper T-cells, B-cells, and antibodies are all involved in the body’s ____________ (nonspecific or specific)
defense system.
20. The fluids of transmission for HIV are ________________, _______________, _______________________
& ____________________
21. B-cells, also known as ______________________ , continue to patrol body tissues for future infections.
22. Killer T-cells are able to recognize infected cells because of the _______________ on the surface of the
cell.
23. List the 3 functions of the lymphatic system.
24. What is edema?
25. What are the 5 types of white blood cells?
26. Where are stem cells and white blood cells produced?
27. Draw a virus and label the head, tail, protein capsid, and genetic material.
28. Why are viruses non-cellular?
29. What are 2 ways bacteria causes disease?
30. What are the 2 types of defense mechanisms the body uses?
31. What are the 2 types of specific defenses and what is involved in each?
32. What are the 3 types of T cells and their function?
33. What are autoimmune diseases?