The Process in Which Waste Molecules Are Removed from the Blood

question 14

True/False

The process in which waste molecules are removed from the blood by having them diffuse through an artificial porous membrane is called dialysis.

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Definitions:

Suppressor T Cell

Subset of T lymphocytes that decreases the activity of B cells and T cells.

Cytokines

Small proteins released by cells, especially immune cells, that have a specific effect on the interactions and communications between cells.

Secondary Response

Immune response that occurs when the immune system is exposed to an antigen against which it has already produced a primary response; also called memory response.

Memory Cell

Small lymphocyte that is derived from a B cell or T cell and that rapidly responds to a subsequent exposure to the same antigen.