AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Natural barriers include the skin, mucous membranes, tears, earwax, mucus, and stomach acid. Also, the normal flow of urine washes out microorganisms that enter the urinary tract. to identify and eliminate organisms that get through the body’s natural barriers. (See also Overview of Infectious Disease.

Detailed explanation-2: -The immune system fights germs and foreign substances on the skin, in the tissues of the body and in bodily fluids such as blood. The immune system is made up of two parts: the innate, (general) immune system and the adaptive (specialized) immune system.

Detailed explanation-3: -In general, your body fights disease by keeping things out of your body that are foreign. Your primary defense against pathogenic germs are physical barriers like your skin. You also produce pathogen-destroying chemicals, like lysozyme, found on parts of your body without skin, including your tears and mucus membranes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Internal Defenses These include the inflammatory response, phagocytosis, natural killer cells, and the complement system. White blood cells in the blood and lymph recognize pathogens as foreign to the body, and carry out these defense responses, often with the help of chemical signaling molecules they release.