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What organ provides the first line of defense against infection?
The skin acts as the first line of defense against infection by creating a physical barrier to pathogens. It contains antimicrobial peptides and sebaceous glands that help protect against harmful microorganisms.
Which kind of microonism makes penicllin?
Penicillin is produced by the microorganism Penicillium chrysogenum. It secretes the antibiotic penicillin as a defense mechanism against other microorganisms in its environment.
What human cell uses phagocytosis as a mechanism of defense?
White blood cells, particularly macrophages and neutrophils, use phagocytosis as a mechanism of defense against invading pathogens. These cells engulf and digest foreign particles such as bacteria, viruses, and cellular debris to protect the body from infections.
What is peroxidase?
It is an enzyme that breaks down Hydrogen Peroxide.
What is the bodys first defense against bacteria and viruses?
Lysozymes
What was the axis defense against the invasion known as?
There isn't a specific name that is used to describe the axis defense against the invasion. The Axis and Allies fought during World War II.
Give you a sentence for the word defense?
The primary purpose of the army is to provide a defense against foreign invasion.
What helper portion of the cell is a part of the second line of defense against microorganisms?
phagocytes
True or false The skin provides the first defense against invasion by pathogens?
True. The skin acts as a physical barrier and provides the first line of defense against invasion by pathogens, preventing them from entering the body.
Which level of government is responsible for protecting the states against foreign invasion?
Executive, through the Department of Defense.
Which Russian work or art describes the Russians' defense against the French invasion of 1812?
War and Peace
What organ provides the first line of defense against infection?
The skin acts as the first line of defense against infection by creating a physical barrier to pathogens. It contains antimicrobial peptides and sebaceous glands that help protect against harmful microorganisms.
Second line of defense against microorganisms?
The Second Line of defense is mainly called the Inflammatory Response. Some may say the immune response is the second layer too. The Second Line of Defense also includes leukocytes such as macrophages.
Is The Great Wall of China in the US?
Much of it is still standing. It is not longer in use as a defense against invasion.
Which kind of microonism makes penicllin?
Penicillin is produced by the microorganism Penicillium chrysogenum. It secretes the antibiotic penicillin as a defense mechanism against other microorganisms in its environment.
Harmful or disease-causing microorganisms from which nonspecific defenses protect the body are called?
The immune system is the body's defense system against harmful of disease causing microorganisms. The immune system is made up of the lymphatic system, and white blood cells.
Are phagocytes part of the second line of defense against microorganisms?
Yes, phagocytes are part of the second line of defense in the immune system. They help to engulf and destroy pathogens that have breached the first line of defense such as the skin and mucous membranes. Examples of phagocytes include macrophages and neutrophils.
