http://www.ck12.org Chapter 1. Human Biology
Summary
- B cells produce antibodies against pathogens in the blood and lymph.
- Killer T cells destroy body cells infected with pathogens.
Practice
Use the resource below to answer the questions that follow.
- Specific Immunityat http://www.dnatube.com/video/194/Specific-Adaptive-immunity-humoral-and-cell-med
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MEDIA
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- What does specific immunity mean? How is it different from general immunity? How are both types useful to
the body? - What cells are involved in the body’s humoral immune response?
- How do macrophages educate T-cells? How do they accomplish this communication?
- What do killer T-cells differentiate into? How does this help the body long term?
- What do B-cells differentiate into? What is the function of these differentiated cells?
Review
- Explain how B cells help fight infections.
- How do killer T cells fight pathogens?