Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
Match the words to their definition
Third line of defense
alongside
Type of phagocyte which work
T- lymphocytes
Antibody
antibodies
simulate the production of
Leucocytes
Fights local infections
Autoimmune Disease
Recognises and destroys
infected cells
Killer T cells
Immune system attacks
his/her own body
Helper T cells
attach
receptor proteins that
to pathogens
Memory B cells
Ready to attack a pathogen which
infected previously
First line of defense
Immune System
Second line of defense
White blood cells
Macrophages
membranes
Skin and Mucous
Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
Complete the task to earn 5 counters each.
Down
1.
A cell released by immune system to fight infection (8
letters)
4.
When a disease spreads rapidly throughout the world.
(8 letters)
7.
Where white blood cells are made in the body. (2
words, 4 letters and 6 letters)
8.
Another name for white blood cells. (10 letters)
9.
The process were white blood cells eat infected cells.
(12 letters)
Across
1.
Proteins on the surface of a bug that the body
recognises as foreign. (8 letters)
2.
Discovered by Alexander Fleming (10 letters)
3.
A disease given in a mild dose to make you immune to
that disease. (Mostly received in childhood) (7 letters)
5.
Helps defend the body against disease, cells in the
blood (3 words, 5 – 5 – 5 letters)
6.
A common virus with many different strains (4 letters)
Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
Crossword
9
4
3
1
2
7
5
8
6
Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
Athletes Foot
Circle the diseases that are contagious
Sinusitis
Conjunctivitis
Lung Cancer
Asthma
Heart disease
Flu
Chicken Pox
Broken Leg
Cold Sores Virus
Pneumonia
HIV
Cystic Fibrosis
Arthritis
Down Syndrome
Measles
Glandular Fever
Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
Task 5: Match the definitions to the words. (Cut them out and match)
Natural acquired active immunity:
Artificial acquired active immunity:
Natural acquired passive immunity:
Artificial acquired passive immunity:
Innate immunity:
Weakened germs given so the body can create resistance to a certain
disease. (e.g. Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine)
When you become immune by actually having the infection and the body is
able to recognise the same infection and kill it without you experiencing any
symptoms. (e.g. chicken pox)
When antibodies are passed from mother to baby during pregnancy. (Not
an everlasting immunity)
Not a specific immunity, such as the skin, tears, stomach acid.
Short-term immunization by and injection of antibodies into the system,
which will not give lasting immunity (e.g. Tetanus)
Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
True or False?
 To avoid the cold you shouldn’t wear tight clothes or tight
shoes.
 Coughing and sneezing was banned in public during the
Plague.
 Staying out in the cold without a coat causes pneumonia.
 A white moth in the house meant death long ago.
 An onion cut in half and placed under the bed of a sick person
will
draw off fever and poisons.
 Maggots can be used to clean out wounds.
The maggots only
eat dead or infected tissues.
 Surgeons stole bodies from fresh graves in order to practice
their surgery.
 If you go outside with wet hair you’ll catch a cold.
Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
True or False?
Circle your answer
 Viruses cause many common illnesses. T/F
 Drugs such as antibiotics easily kill viruses. T/F
 Once you have contracted a specific virus, you will not get sick
from that virus again because of the antibodies produced in your
body. T/F
 Many diseases caused by viruses can be avoided through
being vaccinated. T/F
 Viruses are very fragile and cannot live on surfaces outside the
human body. T/F
 Viral illnesses cannot be transferred from animals to people.
T/F
 The only way to transmit viruses is through close physical
contact with an infected person. T/F
 Viruses can become resistant to drugs used to treat them. T/F
Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
Complete the flow chart about how the body
fights infection
Bacteria can get through
the barriers and enter the
body through cuts &
scratches or in the food
we eat and the air we
breathe.
Bacteria reproduce
quickly, threaten
cells and can block
vital organs.
If the bacterial invasion
can't be stopped, more
phagocytes from other
parts of the body travel
in the blood vessels to
help.
B cells multiply into billions
of cells, which bind to the
invader and destroy it. T
Cells identify and destroy
any human cells which may
have died or changed or
those which it recognises as
non-human.
Some B & T cells produced
live on after the first attack
and help the body fight
against a second attack
should it occur. You are
therefore immune to these
bacteria
Challenge Biomedical Science –
Immunology
Phagocytes are a group of
white blood cells found in
bone marrow that can
move and ingest invaders
until they themselves burst
and die.
B cells are one kind of
lymphocyte, (white blood
cells) covered with
chemical feelers called
antibodies, which seek out
and investigate invaders.
Skin is waterproof and airtight; it
excretes oil, which contains
chemicals. Tears wash away
micro organisms, hairs in the
nose filter air and coughing and
sneezing expel micro organisms.
Stomach digestive juices can kill
some organisms that enter
through the mouth.