Humoral immunity

Question 1

What is the humoral response?

Answer 1

an immune response best at fighting pathogens which are free in the bodily fluids

Question 2

describe the process of Humoral immunity

stages 1 and 2

Answer 2

1. Free antigen binds to a complementary B cell receptor, activating the B cell (clonal selection)
2. The pathogen is endocytosed, and the antigen presented on
   the plasma membrane

Question 3

describe the process of Humoral immunity

stages 3 and 4

Answer 3

3.T helper cell binds to the presented antigen and stimulates the
B cell to divide by mitosis (clonal expansion)
4.The B cell differentiates to plasma and memory cells