The Adaptive Immune System: Antibodies - Generation of Antibody Diversity

Self Quiz for The Adaptive Immune System: Antibodies - Antibody Production

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Match the cells and cellular products below with the best description of their role in antibody production.

_____ Degrade antigens and bind epitopes to MHC-II molecules for presentation to naive T4-helper lymphocytes; produce cytokines that activate naive T4-lymphocytes. (ans)

_____ Derived from B-lymphocytes and develop anamnestic response for heightened future response to the initiating antigen. (ans)

_____ Derived from B-lymphocytes and secrete vast quantities of antibodies. (ans)

_____ Interact with MHC-II molecules with bound epitope on the surface of B-lymphocytes and secrete cytokines which stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of activated B-lymphocytes. (ans)

_____ Antigens that activate B-lymphocytes by binding to their specific toll-like receptors rather than to B-cell receptors. (ans)

_____ Bind antigens by way of B-cell receptors, degrade antigens and bind epitopes to MHC-II molecules, but require interaction with T4-helper lymphocytes before they can proliferate and differentiate. (ans)

A. B-memory cells
B. effector T4-helper lymphocytes
C. cytotoxic T-lymphocytes
D. activation of B-lymphocytes by T-dependent antigens
E. plasma cells
F. activation of B-lymphocytes by T-independent antigens
G. dendritic cells
H. naive T4-lymphocytes

2. State the overall function of the following cells during humoral immunity:

a. antigen-presenting dendritic cells (ans)
b. effector T4-helper lymphocytes (ans)
c. B-lymphocytes (ans)
d. plasma cells (ans)
e. B-memory cells (ans)

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