A Patient Asks the Nurse How the Immune System Protects

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient asks the nurse how the immune system protects the body. What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Self-recognition allows the immune system to recognize foreign parts."
• B) "Memory means that the immune system develops lasting protection against specific invaders."
• C) "Specificity is the ability of the immune system to react with a particular response to one antigen."
• D) "Tolerance is the term for the ability of the immune system to differentiate between the person's body and foreign substances."

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Definitions:

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