March 13, 2023
#2749: Lymphocytes explain
[Title] Lymphocytes
[Subtitle] And their functions
[A 4 by 3 grid of frames, each containing the name of the lymphocyte, a visual depiction of the cell and a description]
[Row 1, Column 1]
Plasma B cells
[Egg-like shaped cell with the nucleus right from the middle]
Churn out antibodies
[Row 1, Column 2]
Naïve B cells
[Almost circular cell with the nucleus in the middle]
Try to stop pathogens by asking nicely
[Row 1, Column 3]
Memory B cells
[Like panel 2, but with some music notes next to it, as if it produces sound]
Very quietly sing “memory” from Cats at all times
[Row 1, Column 4]
Regulatory B cells
[Like panel 2]
Required by local ordinance
[Row 2, Column 1]
CD8+ T cells
[Also oblong, but with the nucleus left from the middle]
Melee combat
[Row 2, Column 2]
CD4+ T cells
[Circular, with a large nucleus, saying ‘AAAAAAAAA!’]
Scream at other cells
[Row 2, Column 3]
Gamma-Delta T cells
[Dashed circle with a question mark in the middle]
Unknown / classified
[Row 2, Column 4]
CDRW+ T cells
[Shaped like a CD, with a large hole in the middle]
Rewritable, 700MB
[Row 3, Column 1]
DVD+R T cells
[Shaped like a DVD, with a bit smaller hole in the middle]
Different from DVD-R, though no one is sure how
[Row 3, Column 2]
Natural killer cells
[Irregularly shaped oblong cell with nucleus in the middle]
Named by the world’s coolest immunologist
[Row 3, Column 3]
ILC1, ILC2, and ILC3 cells
[Three cells]
Named by a significantly less cool immunologist
[Row 3, Column 4]
D cells
[Cylindrical shaped ‘cell’, with a smaller cylindrical ‘nucleus’ inside it at the right, roughly shaped like a D battery]
Larger than C and AA cells, used in old flashlights