A physician diagnoses a patient with a bacterial infection and determines that the patient is not immune to the bacteria. He delivers a shot of blood plasma that contains antibodies to his patient. The physician is transferring
A) lymph nodes.
B) the cell-mediated immune response.
C) antigen receptors.
D) the humoral immune response.

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The physician is transferring blood plasma that contains antibodies, which is part of the humoral immune response. The humoral immune response involves the production of antibodies by B cells to fight against specific pathogens.

A Physician Diagnoses a Patient with a Bacterial Infection and Determines