Question

Lymphocytes generated during an initial infection that circulate in the body for years and quickly destroy that infection if it ever appears again are called ______ cells.

Answer 1

Lymphocytes generated during an initial infection that circulate in the body for years and quickly destroy that infection if it ever appears again are called the Memory t cells.  These cells are a subset of infection that have previously encountered and responded to their respective antigen, thus they may be called the antigen experienced t cells.