The Immune System Answers

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Which would most likely cause a person to produce antibodies?

A
receiving a vaccination
B
experiencing swelling
C
spraining a muscle
D
experiencing a fever
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James was exposed to a pathogen when he was 10 years old and felt ill.What would most likely happen if he were exposed to the same pathogen when he is 12 years old?

A
His body would destroy the pathogen before he felt symptoms.
B
His reaction to the pathogen would be worse than the first.
C
His antibodies would decrease, since he had been exposed already.
D
New types of antibodies would be made in response to the second exposure.
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Which statement describes many of the structures involved in the first line of defense of the immune system?

A
They have contact with the external environment.
B
They are internal and contact the pathogen through blood.
C
They produce B-cells in response to a pathogen.
D
They produce T-cells in response to a pathogen.
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Which of these engulf bacteria and break them down?

A
lymphocytes
B
phagocytes
C
T-cells
D
B-cells
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A
wax
B
bile
C
mucus
D
pus
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Which statement best describes how a B-cell works?

A
It produces antigens, which stimulate a fever.
B
It produces antibodies specific to an antigen.
C
It produces antigens specific to antibodies.
D
It produces antibodies, which stimulate a fever.
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Which would indicate that a vaccine is protecting a person from future disease?

A
an increase in antibodies
B
the production of a fever
C
the production of phagocytes
D
an occurrence of inflammation

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