Tuesday, March 19, 2013

HW - 3/19/13

Tonight's homework is to complete Classwork 72. See below.


Classwork #72 – Immune System Overview Part 2: Immune Responses

Answer all of the following questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences.

1. When Bethany was six, she contracted the chicken pox virus from her older sister. Describe (in detail) how she created antibodies to response to this pathogen.

2. How is the role of the helper T cell and cytotoxic T cell different in the specific immune response?

3. Describe the difference between antigens and antibodies.

4. HIV infection destroys the helper T cells in the immune system. Why is this so devastating to the immune system? Be specific.

5. Why do you think it is beneficial for the human body to possess both non-specific and specific immune responses?

6. In a disease called severe combined immune deficiency, a child is born without T cell immunity. Evaluate the effects of this disease. Try to be specific. 

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