You inform your patient that the human body has several mechanisms of defense: innate immunity, which is routine protection present at birth, and adaptive immunity, which is a more specific response that develops after birth. You tell your patient that her adaptive immune response uses two basic strategies for eliminating foreign material: humoral immunity, which involves ________ and cell-mediated immunity, which involves ________.
A) T lymphocytes; B lymphocytes
B) B lymphocytes; T lymphocytes
C) T lymphocytes; NK cells
D) B cells; neutrophils
E) neutrophils; macrophages

Question

You inform your patient that the human body has several mechanisms of defense: innate immunity, which is routine protection present at birth, and adaptive immunity, which is a more specific response that develops after birth. You tell your patient that her adaptive immune response uses two basic strategies for eliminating foreign material: humoral immunity, which involves ________ and cell-mediated immunity, which involves ________.
A) T lymphocytes; B lymphocytes
B) B lymphocytes; T lymphocytes
C) T lymphocytes; NK cells
D) B cells; neutrophils
E) neutrophils; macrophages

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Humoral immunity involves B lymphocytes, which produce antibodies that target specific foreign invaders. Cell-mediated immunity involves T lymphocytes, which directly attack and destroy infected or abnormal cells in the body.

You Inform Your Patient That the Human Body Has Several