First & Second line of defence
Cards (57)
- What is the first category of defense methods?
- What do physical defenses do?
- What is the second category of defense methods?
- What do cellular defenses do?
- What is the third category of defense methods?
- What do chemical defenses generate?
- What is the fourth category of defense methods?
- How do commensal organisms help the body?
- What is the first line of defense in humans?
- What comprises the first line of defense?
- What is the outer layer of skin made of?
- What protein fills the outer layer of skin cells?
- How does the skin act as a barrier to pathogens?
- What do secretions of sebum contain?
- What does the evaporation of sweat leave behind?
- How does low moisture and high salinity affect microorganisms?
- Where do mucous membranes line?
- What do goblet cells secrete?
- What makes mucus sticky?
- What can mucus in the airways trap?
- How are trapped particles moved in the airways?
- What are cilia?
- What triggers an expulsive reflex?
- What do coughs and sneezes expel?
- What are lysozymes?
- Where are lysozymes found?
- What does hydrochloric acid do in the stomach?
- How do gut cells protect themselves from hydrochloric acid?
- How much of a human's weight is made up of bacteria?
- Where do commensal microorganisms grow?
- How do commensal microorganisms benefit humans?
- What can happen when antibiotics kill friendly gut bacteria?
- What happens when the first line of defense is evaded?
- What does the second line of defense involve?
- What are some responses included in the second line of defense?
- What triggers blood clotting when the body is wounded?
- What do platelets release during blood clotting?
- What is the end product of blood clotting?
- What does blood clotting prevent?
- What is inflammation?