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Health and Disease Stage 5
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Quiz on the #Disease and #immunesystem topic for #stage5 #science.
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The immune response is terminated or decreased by
suppressor T cells
none of the above
suppressor B cells
both of the above
2
Non-specific immune response is also know as the _____line of defence
Second
First
Third
Fourth
3
Which of the following are gentic disorders?
vitamin d deficiency
muscular dystrophy
haemophilia
vitamin c deficiency
4
What process is show in the image above?
active immunity
acquired active immunity
natural passive immunity
phagocytosis
5
_______ is a measure of how easily an infectious disease is passed on to others.
contagion
virulence
infection
endemic
6
What are the main factors for good health?
yoga, vitamins and adequate exercise
low sugar foods, some exercise
good nutrition, a healthy mind, adequate exercise.
low fat foods, lots of exercise
7
What is an antigen?
proteins produced by the immune system
chemical marker on a cell which the body sees as foreign
8
The inflammatory response includes all of the following except
phagocyte attack
vessel constriction
temperature increase
increased blood flow
9
The third line of defence is also known as
adaptive immunity
non-adaptive immunity
the specific immune reponse
the non-specific immune response
10
Fungus, protozoan, prions are types of?
germs
bacteria
parasites
pathogens
11
Diseases that are not caused by pathogens and are not infectious are called....
infectious diseases
non-infectious diseases
12
A vaccine is an example of__
acquired passive immunity
acquired active immunity
13
During the third line of defence, when a person is infected with a pathogen_______
hair and mucus trap the pathogen
acid in the stomach kills it.
specific antibodies are produced to combat the pathogen.
phagocytes envelope pathogens
14
What is the definition of health?
the condition of being well or free from disease
the level of efficiency of a living organism
the total absence of disease
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
15
The human body has __ lines of defence.
4
5
3
2
16
What can interfere with the molecules in your body’s cells such as DNA?
diet
radiation
17
What is natural active immunity?
immunity gained through illness and recovery
immunity acquired from antibodies passed in breastmilk
immunity acquired from a vaccine
immunity gained from antibodies harvested person or animal
18
A carcinogen is__
Any substance involved in causing cancer.
A type of blood disease.
A gene.
Another name for cancer
19
What is the name of the system whose role it is, to protect you from toxins and infection?
Immune
digestive
White blood cells
nervous
20
Cancer is contagious.
True
False
21
Which of the following statements about AIDS is true?
The fatality rate is low if the disease is detected early
none of the above
all of the above
The disease is highly infectious.
22
What is the study of disease called?
biology
pathology
immunology
heamatology
23
The antibiotic penicilin was discovered from?
bacteria
mould
meat
a plant
24
What is the definition of a pathogen?
micro-organism that can cause disease
virus
germs
bacteria
25
Skin and mucous membranes are part of what line of defence?
Second
Third
Fourth
First
26
Diseases in which a person's immune system attacks the person's own normal tissue are called
autoimmune diseases
antigen shifting diseases
primary immune diseases
secondary immune diseases
27
A vaccine can be___
the dead pathogen
a living but non-virulent form of the pathogen
the weakened or inactive toxin that somebacteria produce.
antigens of the pathogen
