Lymphocytes Produce Antibodies Flashcards
What does every pathogen have?
Unique molecules (antigens) on its surface
What do they do when they come across a foreign antigen?
They will start to produce proteins called antibodies
What do these antibodies do?
Lock on to the invading pathogens and mark them out for destruction by other white blood cells
The antibodies produced are specific. What does this mean?
They won’t lock on to any others
Antibodies are then produced … and flow round the body to …….. ….. …. ….
Rapidly
Mark all similar pathogens
What do some of the lymphocytes do?
Stay around in the blood as memory cells after the original infection has been fought off
Why are we immune to most diseases if we’ve already had them?
Lymphocytes can reproduce very fast if the same antigen enters the body for a second time - body carries memory
