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The nurse is offering a refresher class on the immune system to a group in the community. Which statement about the comparison between natural and acquired immunity best demonstrates understanding?
 
  a. Acquired immune responses are nonspecific.
  b. Individuals are born with specific acquired immunity to most antigens.
  c. Only natural immunity processes occur in response to antigens.
  d. Specific acquired immunity occurs only after exposure to a foreign substance.

Question 2

A patient at a family planning clinic says that she is considering getting pregnant, and she wants to know what she can do to help prepare her body for pregnancy.
 
  The nurse would be correct to provide information on and recommend that the patient take a. vitamin B6.
  b. folic acid.
  c. vitamin B12.
  d. vitamin C.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Specific acquired immunity occurs only after exposure to a foreign substance.
Acquired immune responses are specific.
Individuals are not born with specific acquired immunity to most antigens; they develop after initial exposure to a foreign substance.
Acquired and natural immunity can occur in response to antigens.

Answer to Question 2

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Folic acid should be taken prior to the actual pregnancy to protect against neural tube defects in the fetus, because these defects are caused by a folic acid deficiency. It is imperative that all women of reproductive age have adequate folate levels before pregnancy occurs.
Vitamins B6, B12, and C are not recommended as supplements during pregnancy except for a specific deficiency.


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