March 11, 2024

Quiz: Do You Know Your Immune System?

This post is part of a miniseries on the immune system. Be sure to check out the other posts in this series that you may have missed.
Cartoon microbes with smiley faces forming the shape of a question mark.
Credit: NIGMS.

Throughout our immunology miniseries, we introduced the immune system and its many functions and components. Additionally, we highlighted how vaccines train your immune system, how the system can go awry, and how NIGMS-supported researchers are studying immunology and infectious diseases. Put your knowledge about the immune system to the test by taking the quiz below.

#1. Which component is a part of the innate immune system?
#2. White blood cells undergo training to differentiate “self” from “non-self.” If this training fails, what type of condition may occur?
#3. True or false: The adaptive immune system is responsible for generating long-lasting immunity through vaccination.
#4. Which of these terms can be defined as the inability of the immune system to effectively mount a response to a pathogen?
#5. Every year, about 1.7 million adults in the United States develop sepsis, an extreme immune response to certain insults. Which of the following is a common cause of sepsis?

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Kim is a biomedical researcher turned science writer who loves creating accessible science content that encourages enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, and math in kids and adults.