Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 16 - Adaptive Immunity - Tell Me Why - Question - Page 474: 1

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Adaptive immunity is a concept that pertains to different immune responses and can be categorized into two different categories: cell-mediated immune responses and antibody immune responses.B and T lymphocytes (which fall into both of these categories) have the ability to fight specific pathogens. T cells control and carry out cell-mediated immune responses, whilst B cells control and carry out antibody body immune responses. T cells also help to regulate these immune responses. In this way, B and T cells are adaptive because their roles are intertwined and able to change.

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Adaptive immunity is a concept that pertains to different immune responses and can be categorized into two different categories: cell-mediated immune responses and antibody immune responses.B and T lymphocytes (which fall into both of these categories) have the ability to fight specific pathogens. T cells control and carry out cell-mediated immune responses, whilst B cells control and carry out antibody body immune responses. T cells also help to regulate these immune responses. In this way, B and T cells are adaptive because their roles are intertwined and able to change.
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