A patient is admitted for treatment of an antibody-antigen response.What should the nurse explain to the patient about this response? (Select all that apply.)

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Antibodies combine with specific foreign antigens on the surface of the invading organisms,such as bacteria or viruses,to control or destroy them.Antigens are neutralized or destroyed by antibodies by initiating destruction of the antigen; neutralizing toxins released by bacteria,promoting antigen clumping with the antibody,or preventing the antigen from adhering to host cells.A.Neutrophils and macrophages engulf and digest foreign antigens through phagocytosis.

A Patient Is Admitted for Treatment of an Antibody-Antigen Response