Multiple Choice
A B cell that becomes activated in response to a pathogen is called what?
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21. The Immune System
B Cell Development
Multiple Choice
In B cell development, which differentiated cell type is primarily responsible for producing and secreting large amounts of antibodies?
A
T helper (CD4+) cell
B
Hematopoietic stem cell
C
Plasma cell
D
Naive mature B cell
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the stages of B cell development, starting from hematopoietic stem cells, which give rise to all blood cells including B cells.
Recognize that naive mature B cells are mature B cells that have not yet encountered their specific antigen and therefore do not secrete antibodies.
Identify that T helper (CD4+) cells assist B cells by providing signals necessary for their activation but do not produce antibodies themselves.
Learn that upon activation by antigen and help from T helper cells, B cells differentiate into plasma cells.
Know that plasma cells are the differentiated B cell type specialized in producing and secreting large amounts of antibodies.
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