Your Friend Asks You How Her B Cells "Know" When

question 71

Multiple Choice

Your friend asks you how her B cells "know" when to make antibodies. You tell her that B cells must become activated, and that she has another type of cell that assists in this. These are the 

• A) TH cells that bind to the B cell and release cytokines that activate that B cell.
• B) TC cells that bind to the B cell and release cytokines that activate that B cell.
• C) TH cells that bind to the B cell and release cytokines that activate that T cell.
• D) TC cells that bind to the B cell and release cytokines that activate that T cell.
• E) TH cells that present the antigen to the B cell, leading to activation of that B cell.

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Definitions:

Scientific Attitude

A mindset characterized by skepticism, open-mindedness, and the reliance on empirical evidence and systematic observation for understanding phenomena.

Skepticism

An attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to perceive events as having been predictable after they have already occurred.

Exaggerate

To describe something in a way that makes it seem larger, better, worse, or more important than it actually is.