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  • Nonspecific chemical defenses include

    All of the choices are correct (Lysozyme, lactic acid and electrolytes of sweat, skins acidic pH and fatty acids, stomach hydrochloric acid)
  • The chemical found in tears and saliva that hydrolyzes the peptidoglycan in certain bacterial cell walls is

    Lysozyme
  • The body region where a ciliary escalator helps to sweep microbes trapped in mucus away from that body site is the

    Respiratory tract
  • The body region is protected by fatty acids, acidic pH, lactic acid and a tough cell barrier with its own normal biota

    Skin
  • Keratin is an important aspect of nonspecific defense because

    It creates a physical barrier against pathogens
  • A properly functioning immune system is responsible for

    All of the choices are correct ( surveillance of the body, recognition/destruction of foreign material in the body)
  • Immune system cells differentiate between self and foreign cells by there

     Markers
  • Which of the following fluid compartments is NOT a partner in immune function

    intracellular fluid
  • The blood cells that function in allergic reactions and  inflammation, contain peroxidase and lysozyme and particularly target parasitic worms and fungi are

    eosinophils
  • Which WBC comprise 20% to 30% of the circulating WBCs and are the cells that function in the body's immune system

    Lymphocytes
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