IMMUNOLOGY

OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is part of your body’s first defenses against disease?
A
Your skin
B
Your antibodies
C
Your white blood cells
D
Your heart
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The innate immune system is the body’s first line of defense against germs entering the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skin is a barrier that serves as one of the body’s first lines of defense against harmful microbes. Specialized immune cells within skin tissue help to fight invading organisms. Yet the skin hosts diverse communities of beneficial bacteria, collectively known as the skin microbiota.

Detailed explanation-3: -The skin acts as an external barrier to bacteria, preventing infection and protecting the internal organs. The skin also protects the body from ultraviolet radiation using the pigment barrier formed from melanocyte cells found in the top of the papillary dermis and a protein layer found in the epidermis.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s called the immune system. Your immune system is made up of trillions of cells and proteins. These are found in your blood and every organ of your body. The immune system learns and changes over your lifetime-even before birth.

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