Lymphocytes: Q.1. What are lymphocytes? Ans: Lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is involved in the immune response; unlike phagocytes, they become active only in the presence of a particular antigen that 'matches' their specific receptors or antibodies. Biology Q.2. What is B-lymphocyte? Ans: A type of lymphocyte that gives rise to plasma cells and secret antibodies. Q.3. What is T-lymphocyte? Ans: A lymphocyte that does not secret antibodies; T helper lymphocytes stimulate the immune system to respond during an infection, and killer T lymphocytes destroy human cells that are infected with pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Lymphocytes are the second type of white blood cell. They play an important role in the immune response. Lymphocytes are smaller than phagocytes. They have a large nucleus that fills most of the cell. There are two types of lymphocytes, both of which are produced before birth in the bone marrow. B-lymphocytes (B cells) remain in the bone ...
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