Parts of the Immune System

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What is the primary job of T cells in the immune system?

  • Recognize antigens
  • Produce antibodies
  • Activate B cells
  • Destroy antigens tagged by antibodies (correct)

Where is innate immunity commonly found in the human body?

  • Bone marrow
  • Spleen
  • Lymph nodes
  • Skin (correct)

What is the main function of the humoral immune response?

  • Produce antibodies
  • Destroy pathogens inside cells
  • Recognize and eliminate intact pathogens in the extracellular space (correct)
  • Activate T cells

Which type of immunity occurs when an individual is immunized against a disease?

<p>Adaptive immunity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of white blood cells help the body remember invaders and destroy them?

<p>Lymphocytes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of white blood cells chew up invading organisms?

<p>Neutrophils (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells are like the soldiers that destroy the invaders found by the intelligence system?

<p>T lymphocytes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do B lymphocytes mature into cells that find targets and send defenses to lock onto them?

<p>Bone marrow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of proteins do B lymphocytes trigger to make in response to antigens?

<p>Antibodies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cells are responsible for producing antibodies in the immune system?

<p>B-lymphocytes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of phagocytes in the immune system?

<p>Engulf and digest pathogens (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do antibodies help protect the body from future attacks by germs?

<p>By staying in the body to fight the same germ again (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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