Humoral Response Flashcards
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A B cell with complimentary antibodies binds to the antigen on a pathogen
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The B cell engulfs the pathogen and presents its antigens on the cell surface membrane to become an antigen presenting cell
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clonal selection occurs: activated T helper cells bind to B cells in order to activate it
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clonal expansion occurs: the activated B cells divides by mitosis to form plasma and memory cell clones
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the cloned plasma cells produce antibodies that are complimentary to the antigens on the pathogen’s surface, attaching to pathogens and destroying them
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memory cells circulate in the blood and tissue fluid, ready to divide if the body is reinfected by the same pathogen
