What are some of the body's nonspecific defenses against disease?

Answer 1

Barriers: Skin, Hair follicles/sweat glands Mucous Membranes Cilia Flushing mechanisms: tears, urination pH: Stomach Enzymes: Lysozyme Complement: series of proteins in blood that lyse gram negative Natural flora

Answer 2

Non-specific defenses in your body guard you against many harmful substances. This includes the skin and mucous membranes, cellular and chemical factors, microbial antagonism, transferrin, fever, interferons, the complement system, acute-phase proteins, cytokines, inflammation, and phagocytosis.

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Answer 3

Innate Defenses:

Ones we are born with these. All invaders are dealt with using a limited array of weapons. They can not be modified to enhance the response. These have been called non-specific defenses since any invasion triggers it. Splinters, burns, cuts, blows, etc. It is not one-one response.

Inflammation is a coordinated response that involves innate defenses. Redness, heat, pain, and swelling.

Fever acts to discourage infection.

Physical barriers include the skin and mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, GI tract, urinary tract and genital tract. The flow of product on the membrane removes pathogens.

Antimicrobial substances such as lysozymes, peroxidase enzymes, lactoferrin, and defensins inhibit or kill microorganisms.

Normal Flora competes with pathogens for the same niche and stimulates the host defenses. Protection is very important. These prevents adherence. Disruption of the normal flora can result in various infections by opportunists.
the skin

Answer 4

These are non-specific (splinters, cuts, bruises) not one on one responses:

1. Physical barriers include the skin and mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, GI tract, urinary tract and genital tract. The flow of product on the membrane removes pathogens.

2. Antimicrobial substances such as lysozymes, peroxidase enzymes, lactoferrin, and defensins inhibit or kill microorganisms.

3. Normal Flora competes with pathogens for the same niche and stimulates the host defenses. Protect is very important. These prevents adherence. Disruption of the normal flora can result in various infections by opportunists.

Answer 5

intact skin with acid mantle

stomach acid

nasal and eye mucous/lubrication

ear wax

eyelashes, ear/nose hair, pubic hair

Answer 6

Interferons, transferrin and complement proteins. Anatomic and physiologic barriers

Answer 7

defence is the correct English way of spelling it. DEFENSE is the American IN correct way of spelling it.

Answer 8

Nonspecific defenses against diseases include intact skin, fevers, nonspecific phagocytes such as neutrophils and macrophages.