types of white blood cells

Question 1

what is a T cell?

Answer 1

a type of white blood cell

Question 2

what do T cells have on their surface?

Answer 2

has receptor proteins on its surface that bind to complementary antigens presented by phagocytes-this activates the T cell

Question 3

what do helper T cells do?

Answer 3

release cytokines that activate and stimulate phagocytes and cytotoxic T cells. Trigger B cells which release antibodies. Receptors detect antigens presented

Question 4

what do cytotoxic T cells do?

Answer 4

release chemicals to kill foreign cells

Question 5

what is a B cell?

Answer 5

a type of white blood cell.

Question 6

what do B cells have on their surface?

Answer 6

antibodies that bind to antigens to form an antigen antibody complex. Each B cell has a different shaped antibody on its membrane so different ones bind to different shaped antibodies

Question 7

what type of immune response are t cells involved with?

Answer 7

cell mediated

Question 8

what type of immune response are B cells involved with?

Answer 8

humoral

Question 9

what do b cells do?

Answer 9

produce antibodies and APCs, become memory cells,

Question 10

what do T cells do?

Answer 10

release chemicals to activate B cells and divide to produce Th cells and Tc cells