Using LHCb heavy quark data to test the Standard Model

Heavy quark (c,b,t) pair production at hadron colliders is well understood both experimentally and theoretically within the SM framework. In the first part of this talk I will discuss how differential cross section measurements of heavy quarks at LHCb can provide unique information about the distributions of partons inside the proton. In the second part, I will consider how measurements of production asymmetries of these heavy quarks can be used to test the SM. Throughout the talk, I will compare the available LHCb data to SM predictions.