MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The type of immunity that a fetus derives from its mother is called:
A
Naturally acquired active immunity
B
Naturally acquired passive immunity
C
Artificially acquired active immunity
D
Artificially acquired natural active immunity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Passive Immunity. Passive immunity is provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system. A newborn baby acquires passive immunity from its mother through the placenta.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘naturally acquired passive immunity’

Detailed explanation-3: -A type of immunity that occurs when a person is given antibodies rather than making them through his or her own immune system. For example, passive immunity occurs when a baby receives a mother’s antibodies through the placenta or breast milk.

Detailed explanation-4: -Naturally acquired passive immunity occurs during pregnancy, in which certain antibodies are passed from the maternal blood into the fetal bloodstream in the form of IgG. Antibodies are transferred from one person to another through natural means such as in prenatal and postnatal relationships between mother and child.

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