If bacteria are exposed to a B cell in the spleen, they will initiate a(n)

A) cell-mediated immune response.
B) response from the complement system.
C) inflammatory response.
D) humoral immune response.
E) nonspecific immune response.


Ans: D) humoral immune response.

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