1. W.U. Immune System
•How do people contract infectious diseases?
•How does the body fight against invading organisms?
•How do humans prevent and fight the spread of disease?
•What happens when the immune system does not function properly?
2. What is a pathogen?
3. Immune System Foldable FUN!
•Page 1: Title it, “Immune System”
•**Draw a pathogen/s- label its antigen
•Define pathogen and antigen (page 1016)
•Page 2: First Line of Defense
•**Read & summarize the info on page 1014- include every mechanism of the first line mentioned in this section
•Answer this q. in a complete sentence: Is the 1st line of defense specific or non specific? EXPLAIN WHY!
•Page 3: Second Line of Defense
•Answer this q. in a complete sentence: Is the 2nd line of defense specific or non specific? EXPLAIN WHY!
•**If the 1st and 2nd lines of defense are both non specific; then how is the second line different from the 1st? (EXPLAIN using a complete sentence)
•List and describe the 3 mechanisms of the 2nd line of defense.
•**DRAW a COLORED and LABELED illustration of the inflammatory response
•Page 4: Third Line of Defense
•Answer this q. in a complete sentence: Is the 3rd line of defense specific or non specific? EXPLAIN WHY
•What are lymphocytes? (Summarize the entire section on page 1016). In your summary distinguish between B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes.
H.W. Finish pages 1-4 of your FUN Immune System Foldable AND finish your
Action Potential to Synapse to Muscle Contraction Illustration
AND don't forget to continue to work on your Human Body Systems Convention Project. Due in 2 short weeks!!
