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Adaptive immunity is also called the acquired immune system. It is a selective immunity in which B or T lymphocytes are involved. The two subdivisions of an adaptive immunity are: cell-mediated immunity and humoral immunity.

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_______immunity is provided by B cells and their daughter cells, called_______ , which secrete antibodies into the blood plasma_______. immunity is provided by T cells_________. T cells kill body cells that have been infected by viruses_________. T cells produce cytokines that stimulate immune responses in both B cells and T cells. Protection against future invasions by microbes bearing the same antigens is provided by______cells of both B and T types.
________________ immunity is a type of adaptive immunity that results in antibody release, while__________________immunity is a type of adaptive immunity that results in extraceullar killng.
_____________12. These are proteins which are released by the natural killer cells through vesicles and disgorges the content, thereby forming a pore. _____________13. These are any substance that elicits immune response. _____________14. This antibody functions mainly as an antigen receptor on B cells that have not been exposed to antigens. _____________15. This is the only antibody capable of crossing the placenta to give passive immunity to fetus. _____________16. These are type of cytokine that play essential roles in the activation and differentiation of immune cells, as well as proliferation, maturation, migration, and adhesion. _____________17. Bind peptides fragments derived from pathogens and display them on the cell surface for recognition by the appropriate T cells. _____________18. The whole cluster of the MHC genes. _____________19. The mechanism wherein antibodies prevent a toxic protein from binding their target. _____________20. A pathogen tagged by antibodies is…

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