In the Immune Response,the Phase in Which Killer T Cells

question 50

Multiple Choice

In the immune response,the phase in which killer T cells strike at foreign cells and at cells of the body that have been invaded and infected is called

• A)recognition of the invading pathogen.
• B)amplification of defenses.
• C)cell-mediated immune response.
• D)slowdown.

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Definitions:

Microglia

Small neuroglial cells that become phagocytic and mobile in response to inflammation; considered to be macrophages within the central nervous system.

Proliferate

To increase rapidly in numbers; commonly used in biological contexts to describe cell multiplication.

Myelination

The process of wrapping axons with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.