Quiz: Review Part I of the Immune System

Introducing the Cast of Characters

If we think about the immune defense as a drama played out in our bodies, the first thing that we need to do is familiarize ourselves with the players and the scenery/locations. For example, you are  fairly familiar with the circulatory system, you probably are not sure what the lymph system is.  You've heard of White Blood Cells, but probably don't know the difference between the T cells, B cells and Macrophages.  We learned about endocytosis, but think about a specific version of this called phagocytosis.

Study Guide Questions 

In these videos , I will introduce you to the important parts of the immune system and the basic vocabulary. You will be able to answer these questions from the study guide.  You will need to watch both videos to be able to answer the questions. 

1. What are the different cells and organs involved in immune defense?

• • • What is the basic function of the following types of White Blood Cells:  Macrophages, T Cells ( Helper and Cytotoxic), B Cells, ( this should include important molecules that they make such as antibodies).
    • What is the role of the circulatory system (blood and lymph), the skin in immune defense?
    • What are important pathogens and what is an antigen? 

2. Immunology is filled with jargon and vocabulary. Here is a list of what I think is important and you should know:

Here is my video going over the ingredients and parts of the immune system.  We aren't going to talk about HOW the immune system protects you yet, just what are the pieces of the system.

Full transcript of lecture video (Word doc)