A nursing student is giving a report on the immune system The student points out that helper T cells produce cytokines. What do the cytokines do?
A) Determine whether the immune response will be humeral or not
B) Determine if lymphokines will be activated
C) Determine whether the T cells will remain in the nodes and retain a memory of the antigen
D) Determine whether the immune response will be the production of antibodies or a cell-mediated response
Ans: D
Feedback: Separate subpopulations of helper T cells produce different types of cytokines and determine whether the immune response will be the production of antibodies or a cell-mediated immune response. Therefore options A, B, and C are incorrect.
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