Medical Quiz

Disease, Immunity, and Phatogens Quiz

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Which system protects you from disease?

A. Endocrine

B. Immune

C. Nervous

D. Skeletal


Breastfeeding is how a baby will acquire a _____________

A. Natural active immunity

B. Natural passive immunity

C. Artificial active immunity

D. Artificial passive immunity


What is the main function of white blood cells?

A. Transport oxygen

B. Clot blood

C. Fight infections

D. Store energy


A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body:

A. Antigen

B. Antibodies

C. Antibiotics

D. Antipaths


Active immunity is when

A. Lymphocyte produce their own antibodies

B. Antibodies is being administered into human body

C. You are immune to any type of disease

D. Macrophages invade your lymphatic system and shield you from ever falling sick


An immune response that occurs in the human body is shown above. This activity helps to do which of the following?

A. Produce antibiotics to control disease

B. Provide protection against a specific pathogen

C. Provide protection against all types of pathogens

D. Eliminate harmful gene alterations


A pathogen that depends on living things to reproduce is a

A. Bacteria

B. Virus

C. Fungi

D. Parasite


Organisms that cause diseases are called?

A. Pathogens

B. Hosts

C. Phagocytes

D. Toxins


Cells that ingest pathogens are

A. plasma cells

B. phagocytic cells

C. helper T cells

D. antibodies


A substance made from a weakened pathogen or part of a pathogen that triggers an immune response is a

A. Virus

B. Vaccine

C. Antibiotic

D. Fever


Which of the following remember antigens that have already attacked the body?

A. Antibodies

B. B cells

C. Antigens

D. Memory cells


What is a vaccine?

A. A weakened pathogen injected in the body to produce immunity

B. Temporary immunity that develops as natural exposure

C. An overreaction of the immune system

D. Medicine that helps after you’re infected


First Line of defenses include…

A. Skin and Mucus

B. White Blood Cells

C. Fever

D. Inflammation


What is the scientific name of the causes of infectious diseases?

A. Germ

B. Pathogen

C. Intruder

D. Disease


What traps germs in your respiratory system?

A. White Blood Cells

B. Stomach Acid

C. Mucus

D. Air


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