Do Now
List three serious diseases you have heard about. For each, write one or two sentences to describe how you think these diseases can be prevented.
Read the following article http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/tutorials/immunology/page3.html#:~:text=The%20innate%20immune%20response%20is%20activated%20by%20chemical%20properties%20of%20the%20antigen.&text=Adaptive%20immunity%20refers%20to%20antigen%2Dspecific%20immune%20response.&text=Adaptive%20immunity%20also%20includes%20a,a%20specific%20antigen%20more%20efficient.and answer the following questions:
a) What is some vocabulary that is unfamiliar to you?
b) Name a difference between the innate and adaptive immune system functions.
Sort the following components into either innate or adaptive immune system.
Physical Barrier
Maternal Antibodies
Cellular Defenses
Antibodies from Getting Sick
Chemical Barriers
Antibodies from Vaccinations
Innate Immune System
Adaptive Immune System
Definition of antibody in your own words.
Definition of antigen in your own words.
Definition of receptor in your own words.
Definition of macrophages in your own words.
You and a group of friends go out to eat after a baseball game where your team won. To celebrate you buy a shake and a Double Blammo Burger from Greaseball’s Diner. A couple of hours later, you aren’t feeling so good.
Is this your innate or adaptive immune system working?
Explain your reasoning.
You’re sitting in class and the kid next to you coughs in your direction without using an arm or hand to cover their mouth. A day later, your throat is sore.
Is this your innate or adaptive immune system working?
Explain your reasoning.
You are getting ready for class portraits. When you look in the mirror, you are horrified to see a giant pimple right on your forehead.
Is this your innate or adaptive immune system working?
Explain your reasoning.