The story for kids
This is a lymphocyte, a clever soldier in our body's defense army. It makes tiny antibodies shaped like the letter Y. The antibodies fly to the viruses, stick to them, and stop them from doing harm. Lymphocytes remember old enemies, so the next time they win even faster.
Facts
- A lymphocyte is a white blood cell, a soldier in our body's defence army.
- It makes tiny antibodies shaped like the letter Y.
- Antibodies stick to viruses and stop them.
Numbers
- Size
- ~0.008 mm
- Lives in
- In the blood
- Job
- Makes antibodies
- Remembers
- Old enemies