Immune System (Must Study) Flashcards
1
Q
What are lymphocytes?
A
A type of white blood cell that is produced in the bone marrow.
2
Q
What do lymph nodes do?
A
Filter the lymph and remove foreign materials
3
Q
What does the spleen do?
A
Stores blood and destroys damaged blood cells
4
Q
What is the thymus gland?
A
Activates a type of lymphocyte called T cells. They are produced in the bone marrow, but mature in the thymus gland.
5
Q
What are antibodies?
A
Proteins produced by B lymphocytes (B cells) that react with a foreign antigen.
6
Q
What are B cells?
A
Antibody factories
7
Q
What are helper T cells?
A
Lymphocyte that activiates antibodies in B cells that kill foreign materials.
8
Q
What are T cells?
A
Attack infected cells
