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What happens when naive lymphocytes recognize microbial antigens and receive additional signals induced by microbes?
What happens when naive lymphocytes recognize microbial antigens and receive additional signals induced by microbes?
- They proliferate and differentiate into effector cells and memory cells (correct)
- They lose their antigen-specific receptors
- They undergo apoptosis
- They remain in the generative lymphoid organs
Where do naive lymphocytes temporarily reside if they are not activated by antigen?
Where do naive lymphocytes temporarily reside if they are not activated by antigen?
- Tertiary lymphoid organs
- Bone marrow
- Generative lymphoid organs
- Secondary lymphoid organs (correct)
How do naive lymphocytes die if they are not activated by antigen?
How do naive lymphocytes die if they are not activated by antigen?
- Apoptosis (correct)
- Necrosis
- Phagocytosis
- Autolysis
What ensures that the immune response that develops is specific for the encountered antigen?
What ensures that the immune response that develops is specific for the encountered antigen?
What is the function of effector cells that develop from naive lymphocytes?
What is the function of effector cells that develop from naive lymphocytes?
What do effector cells of the B lymphocyte lineage develop into?
What do effector cells of the B lymphocyte lineage develop into?
Where do plasma cells develop from B cells in response to antigenic stimulation?
Where do plasma cells develop from B cells in response to antigenic stimulation?
What is the role of effector CD4+ T cells (helper T cells)?
What is the role of effector CD4+ T cells (helper T cells)?
What happens to effector T lymphocytes as the antigen is eliminated?
What happens to effector T lymphocytes as the antigen is eliminated?
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