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Why do some children fall ill more frequently than others living in the same locality?

Frequency of falling ill depends on the strength of the body's immune system to fight against common pathogens. Due to poor immune system, some children fall ill frequently. Balanced diet and proper nutrition for healthy body is required to have a strong immune system.


List 2 examples of proteins?

There are multiple types of proteins. Among the most thought of in this context are structural proteins that comprise cells, organs and off course muscle tissue. The second type are defense proteins which help heal and fight off pathological attackers of the immune system.


Which system protects the body from pathogens?

If a pathogen enters the human body certain types of white blood cells send antibodies to attack the pathogen, which stops it from pruducing toxins and stops it from re-infecting the body. the second type of white blood cell would attack the pathogen and slowly engulf it, absorbing and destroying it. i love science :)


What are the different kinds of the body system?

The different kind of systems in the body are:1.Circulatory System2.Digestive System3.Endocrine System4.Excretory System5.Immune System6.Muscular System7.Nervous System8.Reproductive Sytem9.Respiratory System10.Skeletal System


White blood cell engulfing bacteria is an example of?

Phagocytes. (Phago - means eat) and (cyte) is cell: These Phagocytes literally eat the invading microorganisms. See below for more information. Phagocytic System of Defense : Under this defense system, invading microorganisms are ingested and destroyed by leucocytes of blood and macrophages of connective tissues. As mentioned before, both leucocytes and macrophages are amoeboid and mobile units of the defense system of body. The leucocytes can move against bloodstream. They can also squeeze through pores of thin capillary walls to wander about in the tissues (Fig. 12.24). This phenomenon is termed diapedesis. In the tissue fluid, the leucocytes engulf

Related Questions

What is the body's defense system?

It would be their immune system.


What is Another name for specific defense system?

The specific defense system is also known as the acquired immune system.


What are the nonspecific in the immune system?

The body is made up of a specific defense system and nonspecific defense system. The nonspecific defense system is made up of inflammation, fevers, etc. The immune system is part of the specific defense system. This is because the lysosomes in this system bind to specific antigens and have a certain role to carry out. Therefore, there aren't nonspecific defenses in the immune system.


What are the levels of defense in the immune system?

yes


What are the level of defense in the immune system?

yes


What of the human system is on defense against pathogens?

The immune system


What is the scientific term for the body's defense against disease and foreign substances?

The body's defense system is the immune system.


What two lines of defense does human skin have?

Human skin has two lines of defense: the physical barrier consisting of multiple layers of cells that prevent pathogens from entering the body, and the immune system, which includes immune cells that can attack and destroy any pathogens that manage to penetrate the skin.


Why is the immune system described as a specific defense system?

Because the body does what it wants


Which system relates to the body's defense mechanisms against infection disease and foreign substance?

the immune system


The immune system's third line of defense against invading organisms is?

the but cheeks are the third defence against invading pathogens. If the skin or white blood cells have not later killed these systems. While you sleep your but cheeks got into your body searching for the pathogen once it is found the but cheeks squeeze so that is a sorbed and it is out of your system. if it is a serious disease the but cheeks start shutting inside your body so you eventually poo out of your mouth.


Which of these is one of the bodys first lines of defence against infections?

its killer T cells