In learning about lymphocytes and their functions, Donny is having trouble deciphering between the T-cell and B-cell lymphocytes. He asks you to tutor him on these
a. Discuss the similarities and differences between T-cell and B-cell lymphocytes.
b. Include how they function in the immune response.
c. What are the roles that they play?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. T cells are manufactured in the bone marrow and mature in the thymus gland.
B cells are manufactured in bone marrow and mature in the spleen and lymphoid tissue.
b. When B cells mature, they become plasma or memory cells.
When T cells mature, they become regulator or effector T cells.
Helper T cells fight infections.
Suppressor T cells limit or turn off immune responses.
Cell-mediated response to T-cell lymphocytes
c. Formation of antibodies is known as a humoral response.
Plasma cell produces antibodies.
Memory cells (B cells) convert to plasma cells on reexposure to a specific antigen.
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