specific immune response and the humoral response

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what is meant by specific immune response 
this is adaptive immune response the body produces for specific foreign antigen
what type of cell provides a specific immune response 
lymphocytes
what are lymphocytes 
a subgroup of Leucocytes
where are lymphocytes produced 
from stem cells in the bone marrow
what is a humoral response 
this is when b lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow and activated in the blood ,spleen and lymph nodes to target foreign antigens
what do plasma cells do 
secrete antibodies
what do memory b cells do 
allow for a faster acting secondary response
what happens when a foreign antigen enters the body or lymph vessels 
specific b lymphocytes bind to the foreign antigens which activates clonal expansion
what is clonal expansion 
this is when a b lymphocyte divide by mitosis
what do b-lymphocytes divide into by mitosis 
into b lymphocyte plasma cells and memory cells
what are b lymphocyte plasma cells 
these cells secrete antibodies specific to the antigen
what are b lymphocytes memory cells 
these are dormant in the blood until the antigen appears again