True or False?
True or False?
The immune system is part of the brain.
ANSWER: TRUE
The immune system involves many parts of your body. Each part plays a role in recognising germs, communicating with other body parts, and working to fight the infection. Some immune cells are stationed in the dura mater, which is the tough outer membrane of the brain.
When did the Immune System first develop in human beings?
ANSWER: We don't know because some people are born without an immune system, so assuming the first person to be created (Adam) he would be the first human being to develop an immune system if he had one.
Describe the immune system in a sentence.
*ANSWERS WILL VARY*
l'll decide how well you described the immune system but you should have something like this.
EX: The immune system is the body's tool for preventing of fighting off diseases and germs.
Does sunlight have an effect on your immune system?
ANSWER: Yes it does,
For decades, scientists have known that exposure to sunlight — specifically ultraviolet (UV) radiation — can suppress the immune system's response to bacterial, viral and fungal infections.
Can you name the vitamin used to boost the immune system?
ANSWER: Vitamin C
True or False?
The immune system protects your from Antibodies.
ANSWER: FALSE
An antibody is what protects you from germs and diseases it also helps you stay healthy.
When was the immune system first acknowledged/Discovered?
ANSWER: Late 1800s
Do you need bacteria to help your immune system?
ANSWER: Yes,
Gut bacteria is the key to a healthy immune system, even though its bacteria (germs) it helps make your immune system stronger!
Why do you get Fevers when your sick?
ANSWER: The immune system some times causes a fever when fighting off bacteria and viruses to keep you safe and limit pain.
What is plasma?
ANSWER: The colourless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk.
True or False?
Eating Junk food helps the immune system grow stronger.
ANSWER: FALSE
Eating too much junk food can weaken your immune system and make it easier for germs to get into your body making you sick!
Does sunlight affect your immune system?
ANSWER: Yes it does'
For decades, scientists have known that exposure to sunlight — specifically ultraviolet (UV) radiation — can suppress the immune system's response to bacterial, viral and fungal infections.
Out of the things below which one only makes up a small percentage of your blood stream?
Plasma?
White blood cells?
Red blood cells?
ANSWER: White blood cells
The immune system is constantly at work to protect you from diseases and fight infections you already have, so you might expect that the system's soldiers — the white blood cells — would make up a large portion of your blood. But this is not the case. White blood cells account for only 1 percent of the cells in the 5 liters of blood in an adult's body.
What are mast cells?
ANSWER: Little cells that are part of the immune system.
True or False?
Part of the immune system has its "home base' or where is originates from in the bone marrow?
ANSWER: TRUE
Something called a Mast cell lives inside the bone marrow but does not stay there all the time.
What animal helped create the first vaccine?
ANSWER: Dairymaids (Cows)
In the 1700s, variolation (The practice of introducing smallpox virus into the body to induce immunity, dating back to ancient China and India.) had become standard practice in Western society. The technique did still sometimes kill people, but the fatality rate associated with variolation was 10 times lower than that associated with full-blown smallpox, according to a 2005 article in the journal Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings.
Without ______ your immune system can fail or weaken.
ANSWER: Sleep
How many genes are in the human body when first born?
1400?
327?
1600?
ANSWER: 1600
What is a pathogen?
ANSWER: A pathogen is an agent that can cause disease. Most human pathogens are microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
True or False?
Everyone has an immune system, its part of our body and your born with one.
ANSWER: FALSE
Some people are born with little to no immune system making them prone to getting sick easier, those people need to eat extra healthy and stay away from dirty or germy surfaces.
What is Autoimmune diseases?
ANSWER: Conditions in which your immune system damages healthy cells in your body mistaking them from bad or faulty cells. This usually only affects women.