Unit 2 - Immune System
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What is an antigen?
foreign substance capable of eliciting an immune response
What is an antigen-binding site?
site on the antibody that will bind to an antigen
What is an antigenic determinant?
site on the surface of the antigen against which antibodies are formed
Another term for epitope
antigenic determinant
What is the site that reacts with the antibody?
antigenic determinant
Another term for antigenic determinant
epitope
What plays a key role in the production of antibodies and immunological defense?
lymphocyte
What are differentiated in bone marrow?
B cells
What do plasma cells do?
synthesize and secrete antibodies
T/F some B cells mature into plasma cells
true
What are differentiated in the thymus?
T cells
What do T cells do?
regulate immune response
What is the site of antigenic reception and activation of B lymphocytes?
lymph nodes
Which of T or B cells are responsible for antibody production?
B cells
Which cells produce antibody specific to the foreign antigen?
plasma cells
T and B cells classified by the type of..
cell surface receptor (CD)
