| ACT#1: Introduction to the Immune System
Russian Roulette, Immunological Style pg. 576-577 (text) Please read this one section carefully. A) What did the people in China try to do? How about Mary Montagu? B) What did Edward Jenner do? C) What does vaccination do? D) Talk about Pasteur: What did he do? E) What did Robert Koch do? ACT #2: Three lines of Defense A) What is a PATHOGEN? B) What are the body�s 3 principle lines of defense against pathogens? C) What are some examples of pathogens? D) The skin and excretory system � How do they help with pathogen invasions? (pg. 578 text) E) Nonspecific responses-- 1. What do the white blood cells do? 2. How do INFLAMMATION and the release of HISTAMINES help? 3. Is a fever always a bad thing? Explain. F) Immune Responses � What does this response refer to? ACT #3: Immune Response (pg. 582 text) A) Four features of the immune system include: self/nonself recognition & specificity, diversity, and memory. How does each feature work to remove a foreign pathogen? Self/Nonself recognition & Specificity: Diversity: Memory: B) What is an ANTIGEN? C) What are B CELLS are what do they do? D) What are HELPER T CELLS and what do they do? E) What are ANTIBODIES? There are five classes of antibodies that are known as the IMMUNOGLOBULINS. What are the five Igs? Note: Remember, antibodies cannot bind to pathogens or toxins that are hidden inside a host cell. So to get rid of cells infected with pathogens or toxins, the body sends out the cytotoxic T cells. F) What are CYTOTOXIC T CELLS and what do they do? ACT #4: Killer disease on Campus We have learned how your immune system is supposed to work, but what happens when things go awry? In this computer activity you�ll learn about a disease that seems to target college freshmen. 10% of adults have the bacteria responsible in the back of throats. It causes no problems until it mysteriously invades the blood stream, at which point it can cause of of the most frightening infections on the planet. Please obtain the questions sheet. A) Open �Amy�s story� B) Open �Killer in the Blood Stream� C) Open �Making vaccines� Complete the worksheet provided. ACT #5: Immunization, Allergies, Autoimmune Disorders, and Deficient Immune Responses Pg. 590-591 Text A) What is IMMUNIZATION? What�s the difference between active and passive immunization? B) What is an allergy? What kinds of substances can cause allergies? Give me several examples. C) In terms of an allergy, what�s so special about the antibody, IgE? D) What is an AUTOIMMUNE disease? Give me several examples of it. E) What is a DEFICIENT IMMUNE RESPONSE? Tell how AIDS is an example of it. ACT #6: Review Questions Please sketch fig 35.5 pg. 581 text. Label the different steps. This is a summary of the body�s immune system at work. Please copy table 35.4 pg. 594 text. You can summarize the main characteristics as these are the main players in our immune system. Complete the crossword puzzle. |