359,810 views
29 votes
29 votes
How does the human immune system destroy a pathogen in the body?A. B cells release antibodies that neutralize the pathogen.B. Antibiotics are released by B cells to destroy the pathogen.C. Lymphocytes recognizes pathogens as antigens in the body.D. T cells build immunity to the pathogen by releasing antibodies.

User Anthony Kong
by
2.7k points

1 Answer

25 votes
25 votes

T cells are important to our immune system, but they do not release antibodies. They activate B cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes to kill cells that are infected. Therefore, D is incorrect.

Antibiotics are not produced by our immune system. They can be found in nature or synthesized in labs. Therefore, B is incorrect too.

Lymphocytes are divided into T and B cells. B lymphocytes release antibodies that will recognize pathogens and bind to them, but T cells doesn't work like that. Lymphocyts does not recognize pathogens and C is incorrect as well.

B cells create antibodies, release them and they will bind to pathogens to neutralize them. Therefore, the correct answer is A. B cells release antibodies that neutralize the pathogen.

User Gwyn Howell
by
2.4k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.