Immune System Flashcards
1
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what is the humoral response
A
fluid based response, antibodies are released from the plasma cells after helper b cell goes through clonal expansion and forms memory b cells and plasma cells
2
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what is the cell mediated response or cellular response
A
when T cells split by clonal expansion into 2 different types of T cells - cytotoxic and memory cells
3
Q
what is active immunity
A
when your immune system makes its own antibodies
4
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what is passive immunity
A
when antibodies are given to an organism and the organism cant make the antibodies itself
