Which cells are responsible for secreting large quantities of antibodies during an immune response?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Plasma cells
- Step 1: Activated B cells divide and differentiate into plasma cells and memory B cells.
- Step 2: Plasma cells are the antibody factories, releasing antibodies into blood and lymph.
Answer
plasma cells.
Why not the others: Memory T cells do not make antibodies; neutrophils are phagocytes; natural killer cells are innate killers.
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