While studying the antibody–antigen response, the nurse understands that an antibody can bind to different types of antigens to protect the body from illness and disease
How would the nurse describe the body's ability to conform to the different antigens? 1. Humoral immunity
2. Natural immunity
3. Cell-mediated immunity
4. Immune tolerance
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Rationale 1: Humoral immunity is a mechanism in which antibodies bind to antigens to immobilize or destroy them.
Rationale 2: Natural immunity is the term used to describe the cells, organs, and secretions of the body that provide protection from foreign particles or other non-self invaders.
Rationale 3: T cells are the regulatory cells of the immune system whose function is to start and stop the immune process. The functions of the T cells are known as the cell-mediated immune response.
Rationale 4: Immune tolerance is the immune system's ability to tolerate self antigens while retaining the ability to respond to non-self antigens.
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