B-cells Flashcards
1
Q
What are B-cells?
A
Type of white blood cell covered in antibodies that bind to antigens to form an antigen-antibody complex
2
Q
Why does each B-cell have a different shaped antibody on its membrane?
A
So different ones bind to different shaped antigens
3
Q
What is clonal selection?
A
When the antibody on surface of B-cell meets a complementary shaped antigen, it binds to it.
4
Q
What does the activated B-cell do?
A
Divides into plasma cells
