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An organism's immune system protects it from harmful bacteria and other organisms.
In terms of the Human immune system, this includes leukocytes (white blood cells of various types) and the various parts of the lymphatic system.
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What protects your body?
You skin protects your body from infections and punctures. Your immune system protects the body from pathogens. Your hair protects your head from sunburns.
Is the pore the organ that covers and protects the body?
The skin is an organ, and it is the organ that covers and protects the body.
What defends you from disease?
Physical barriers like skin and mucus membrane protects body from invasion of microorganisms. If they happen to cross these barriers, then 'innate immunity' of body kills the bacteria. If they happen to be pathogenic bacteria, then white blood cells go there and engulf them. They are helped by 'humeral' immunity of body. Thensubsequently immunity comes into action by 2 weeks to defend further attack by the same organism.
Which structure acts like an invisibility cloak and protects bacteria from being phagocytized?
Capsule
How does ear wax protect bacteria?
I'm not sure, but it protects you from opposite gender interaction.
What is the immune systems job in the body?
It protects the body from viruses and bacteria.
Which system protects the body from bacteria?
integumentary system
What body system protects us from invading microbes?
BACTERIA
What protects the body destroys bacteria and tumor cells?
antibodies
What protects us from the harm that bacteria can do to your body?
it's the white blood cells.
What is the job of the epidermis?
Epidermis is just skin. It protects your bones.
What is a cell that protects the body by eating invading cells is a?
A phagocyte protects the body by eating harmful substances before they can cause illness. These substances may be bacteria, foreign particles, or dead cells.
What role does mucous membranes play to keep the body healthly?
It protects against infectious agents such as fungi,bacteria and viruses.
What is the part of the blood that protects from harmful bacteria?
The part of blood that protects us from harmful bacteria are white blood cells.
How do phagocytes protect the body?
Phagocytes are a type of white blood cell. A phagocyte flows around bacteria, and sort of creates and dent in itself, which the bacteria goes into, and then the phagocyte closes around it, trapping the bacteria. Then the phagocyte secretes enzmes onto the bacteria to digest it.
What protects your body?
You skin protects your body from infections and punctures. Your immune system protects the body from pathogens. Your hair protects your head from sunburns.
What is a giraffe's body covering and why?
Their body is covered by skin and a lot of hair. The skin always (in you as well) protects the underlining tissues like muscles and nerves. It also keeps bacteria out.
