A nursing student is studying about the classical pathway. The student knows that the classical pathway is triggered after antibodies bind to microbes. This pathway is part of what kind of immunity?
A) The cellular type of adaptive immunity
B) The humoral type of passive immunity
C) The cellular type of passive immunity
D) The humoral type of adaptive immunity
Ans: D
Feedback: The classical pathway is triggered after antibodies bind to microbes or other antigens and is part of the humoral type of adaptive immunity. Options A, B, and C are not correct.
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