humoral immunity Flashcards
why is it calle humoral immunity
because it involves antibodies
what is a plasma cell
lasts for a few days
destruction of antigen
primary immune response
what is the secondary immune response
memory cells
what do memory cells do
when encounter a pathogen in the blood they divide rapidly producing plasma cells and more memory cells
what do memory cells provide
long term immunity
if an invading pathogen enters what is the first level of immune / humoral response
antigens absorbed by b-cell
what does it then do with these antigens
presents them on its surface
why does it produces antigens on its surface
so that a helper t-cell can attach
what do the helper t-cell do
stimulate mitosis of the b-cells
what do the b cells split into
plasma cells
helper t-cells
what is the other type of immunity
cell-mediated
what types of pathogen do t-cells latch on to
antigen presenting
when the
