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The immune system
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Which of these is the human body's first line of defense against invading pathogens such as bacteria and viruses?
skin and mucous membranes
What is responsible for defending blood against the pathogens?
White blood cells ingest the pathogens to prevent them from harming the human body
How is hair a nonspecific defense for the human body?
it helps keep out a different variety of pathogens
How can the human body prevent attack against pathogens?
Primary responseSkin, mucous and saliva entraps the pathogens and digests it.Secondary responsethe blood cells named "lymphocytes" will encounter the pathogens by releasing antibodies against to it.
What is the immune system called?
The immune system is used to prevent and destroy infection from various pathogens in the body. It consists of the circulatory system, lymphatic system, bone marrow, spleen and thymus gland.The first line of defense is against all foreign invaders.It is what is responsible for keeping you healthy. The human immune system is very complex, and has multiple components that all need to work in harmony for optimized function.
How does the human body be protected from infection?
White blood cells help to defend against pathogens by: ■ ingesting pathogens ■ producing antibodies, which destroy particular bacteria or viruses ■ producing antitoxins, which counteract the toxins released by the pathogens.
What is meant by HIV?
human immunodeficiency virus. it is a disease that severely weakens one's immune system, or defense against disease, over time.
State one specific way white blood cells help to protect the human body from pathogens?
They don't defend pathogens. They defend *against*pathogens. They poison them, they burn them with ozone / hydrogen peroxide / sodium hypochlorite / chorine dioxide, and then they eat them whole if necessary.
When the human body mobilizes its defenses against a pathogen the body recognizes the pathogens?
Surface Proteins
A specific defense is a lymphocyte?
Human body has many defense mechanisms against foreign pathogens. These mechanisms are divided into two groups, the specific mechanisms and non-specific mechanisms. The main leukocytes usually proliferate and participate in the inflammatory response against bacterial infections neutrophils. In this type of ignition increases the blood level of these cells, a clinical condition.
What is the major defense system in the human body?
You Sexual parts...not
What is the first line of cellular defense against pathogens?
There are several ways to interpret the question. For some, the first line of defence is the skin since it acts as an impermeable barrier and also has antibacterial properties due to the acids secreted and normal bacteria fauna on the skin. However, since most pathogens, being capable of causing disease, can inherently overcome the skin defense, the first line of immune defence is the innate immune system that exists in the tissues underlying epithelia (skin or any mucous membranes). The innate immune system has cells that can recognize and destroy pathogens without specificity.
