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The Innate Immune System
•Acts as the first line of defense
•Is nonspecific, meaning it tries to prevent everything from coming in
•Is nonadaptive
-does not have a memory
-will not learn to keep substances out even after repeated exposure
•Includes skin, fur, saliva, stomach acid and mucous
Seamus Toy
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∙ 11y agoIt works as a shield agains the outside.
If you rub an infection on the skin, you have a very very low chance of getting it because the skin is a waterproof barrier of dead cells (the top layer of skin cells is dead).
Likewise the mucus membranes catch the infection and force them out of the body (through sneezing, coughing, etc.) Mucus, being moist, is less effective than the skin because it allows the infection to grow. The water around the eye are considered mucus membranes (which why they water during Allergies and colds).
Your digestive system (which is considered a part of the innate immune system) destroys infections with stomach acid and mucus. However, infections that can withstand the acid (such as stomach viruses) can attack the system.
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∙ 7y agoIt is a quality that you were born with, not one that you have aquired
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What immune system is activated if the innate immune system is unable to control the infection?
The adaptive immune system is activated if the innate immune system is unable to control the infection.
Is the innate immune system selective?
no
What are the antibodies of the innate immune system?
The innate immunes system does not produce any antibodies. Cells of the innate immune system are macrophages, granulocytes (neutrophils, basophils, eusinophils), natural killer cells...
What is not a part of the innate immune defenses?
which of these is not apart of the body immune system
Is basophil an Innate or Adaptive Immune system?
No, the first line of the immune system is the intact skin, mucous membranes and their secretions, normal microbiota all are physical barriers.
Of the 2 branches of the immune system which system begins to respond immediately?
Innate Defense System
What body system helps fight against disease?
The immune system, primarily.The immune system.Really...
What occurs when the innate immune system is attempting to flush a specific area with phagocytes?
Inflammation
Occurs when the innate immune system is attempting to flush a specific area with phagocytes.?
Inflammation
What do we call the part of your immune system that passively protects your body from attack by germs?
Innate
What is the Complement system of the immune system?
Complement is a protein made in the innate immune system that embeds itself in the membrane of bacteria, leaving a hole through which the cytoplasm escapes killing the bacterial cell.
What is the body system that defends against infection and disease is called?
This is generally referred to as the Immune System, which can be further split into the Innate and Adaptive Immune System
