The Thymus gland
Directly from my anatomy and physiology book - Marieb & Hoehn Eighth Edition: "Lymphocytes originate in red bone marrow from hematopoietic stem cells." " B cells become immunocompetent and self-tolerant in the bone marrow."
When the baby is born
t cells are killer cells b cells are antibodies
Helper T cells activate killer T cells.
The T in T-cells stands for the thymus gland. Lymphocytes produced in the bone marrow are either become B-cells or they are matured in the thymus gland and are "trained" to be either Natural Killer T-cells, CD4 (Helper T-cells), CD8 (Suppressor T-cells).
The three main types of T cells are: helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells, and regulatory T cells. Helper T cells assist in activating other immune cells, cytotoxic T cells directly kill infected or abnormal cells, and regulatory T cells help control the immune response to prevent excessive reactions.
T cells apex or B cells
Yes, cytotoxic T-cells are a subset of T-cells that in contrast to helpter T-cells express CD8.
Killer t cells are activated by helper t cells. The Helper t cells are alerted by the macrophage that has engulfed the virus. It grows antigens to alert the helper t cells. The killer t cells are like white blood cells, there purpose is to fight pathogens.
Immunocompetence
Helper T cells can produce three types of cells when alerted to an antigen: effector T cells, memory T cells, and regulatory T cells. Effector T cells help eliminate the antigen, memory T cells remember the antigen for future responses, and regulatory T cells help regulate the immune response to prevent excessive inflammation.