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Immune Responses - Innate Response
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- 1Skin and Mucous MembraneWater proof, physical and chemical barrier to pathogens and foreign material.
Have secretary gland and cilia.
Cuts/Wounds are the only way in. - 2Sweat FlushesAttacks microbes from the skin surface.
It contains lysozymes that can break down bacterial cell walls. - 3Lacrimal ApparatusProduce and drain tears in the eyes that wash irritates from the eyes.
Lysozymes to destroy bacteria. - 4SebumProduced by sebaceous glands, places a protective film over the skin.
Fatty acids and acidity can inhibit microbial growth. - 5Nasal MucusContains lysozymes
- 6Urine FlowClears the urethra of invading foreign material.
- 7Vaginal SecretionSlightly acidic and can destroy microbes.
- 8Salivary GlandsProduce saliva that washes microbes from the teeth.
Also contains microbe destroying lysozymes. - 9Defecation and VomitingExpel Microbes.
Gastric juice is acidic and has lots of enzymes and mucus which destroys most bacteria and toxins.
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- Human Physiology and Anatomy Flashcards on Immune Responses - Innate Response, created by izzy-whizzy on 05/05/2013.
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