Humoral immune response 2

Question 1

What kind of immunoglobulins do naive B cells express?

Answer 1

IgM, IgD

Question 2

repeated exposure to the same antigen causes what kind of antibody response?

Answer 2

affinity maturation (antibodies will be produced with increasing affinity for that antigen)

Question 3

Mature B cells travel to the lymph node via the ____ and leave via the _____.

Answer 3

bloodstream, efferent lymph

Question 4

How do B cells and Th cells enter the lymph node?

Answer 4

specialized venules called HEVs

Question 5

What are dividing B cells called? Resting B cells?

Answer 5

centroblasts

centrocytes

Question 6

After the initial interaction between antigen-activated B cells and Th cells, The B cells begin to divide, migrate to the ________, and differentiate into IgM secreting plasma cells.

Answer 6

medullary cords