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The first line of defense is the skin. It tries to keep germs out of the body. If germs get inside the body, then Leucocytes (White blood cells) and antibodies attack the invaders and try to destroy them.
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∙ 15y agoThe body has three lines of defense: 1. Skin 2. White blood cells 3. Antibodies (antigens and lymphocytes)
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What are your bodys non specific defenses against pathegons?
Non specific defenses against pathogens include intact skin, temperature, neutophils, macrophages, and natural kills cells.
False or true Immune surveillance by natural killer cells is one of the bodys most potent defenses against cancer?
true
What are your bodys first line defenses against pathogens in general?
Your skin is the first line of defense.
What is the name of one of the best defenses against human viral diseases?
aids virus
When does the bodys second line of defense come into play?
when it gets past the first line (the skin)
What is the importance of tonsils in the body's defenses?
The tonsils are apart of the lymphatic system. They aid in the bodys ability to fight germs.
How does pathogenic salmonella bacterium enter the human body by overcoming the bodys natural defenses?
through the digestive system.
What can attack the immune system disabling its defenses?
viruses, diseases
Do jaguars have defenses against predators?
All living things have defenses, yes.
What is your bodys defenses?
Our bodies have many natural defences. Our main internal defence would be our immune system which helps combat bacterial and viral diseases. Our main external defence would be our skin which protects our body and prevents pathogens and microbes from entering our bodies. Hope This Helps :D
What does the body do to diseases?
actually the body does nothing to diseases. BUT. its what diseases do to tha body. thus, the body contracts all sorts of disease and viruses. when these foreign bodies (disease and virus ) enters the body, it is destroyed by white-blood cells which is the human bodys' main defence against viruses and diseases that wants to enter the body to make u i'll.
Is anti inflammation beneficial for humans?
Inflammation is one of the bodies non-specific defenses. It helps localize the infection to stop it from spreading to other areas of the body so that your bodys other defenses can come in and fight the infection.
