The nurse is teaching a class about the immune system. The nurse asks the class to list various functions of antibodies. Which class responses does the nurse evaluate as indicating a good un-derstanding? (Select all that apply.)
a. "They release chemicals to cause blood vessels to dilate."
b. "They deactivate toxins that are released in an infection."
c. "They tag bacteria so the macrophages know to eat them up."
d. "They cause the person to have a fever."
e. "They tell cells to make collagen for scar tissue."
f. "They turn on the complement system."
B, C, F
Antibodies can neutralize viruses and bacterial toxins, can mark bacteria for destruction via op-sonization, and can activate the complement system. Antibodies do not secrete chemicals that cause vasodilation, induce a febrile response, nor release collagen for scar tissue.
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