1.5 Defence Mechanisms Flashcards
1
Q
How are pathogens prevented from getting into the body?
A
By skin, mucus and killed by stomach acid
2
Q
How are pathogens which manage to enter the body destroyed?
A
By white blood cells
3
Q
What are white blood cells part of?
A
The immune system
4
Q
What three things to white blood cells do?
A
Ingest pathogens, produce antibodies to attach to antigens and produce antitoxins to counteract the toxins
