A patient who has sustained a deep laceration while gardening requires sutures. Her last tetanus shot was more than 10 years ago. Based on this information, the patient will receive a tetanus immunization that will allow for the release of an:
A) Antibody
B) Antigen
C) Bacteria
D) Virus
Ans: A
Feedback: The structural part of the invading or attacking organism that is responsible for stimulating antibody production is called an antigen. An antigen can be a small patch of proteins on the outer surface of the microorganism, for example. Not all antigens are naturally immunogenic and must be coupled to other molecules to stimulate the immune response. A single bacterium or large molecule, such as diphtheria or tetanus toxin, may have several antigens, or markers, on its surface, thus inducing the body to produce a number of different antibodies. Bacteria are microorganisms. A virus is an organism which can cause disease.
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