A child falls and suffers a deep cut on her leg. The cut went through her skin and she is bleeding. Which of the following defense mechanisms will participate in eliminating contaminating microbes?

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Phagocytosis in the inflammatory response is a defense mechanism that will participate in eliminating contaminating microbes when the skin barrier is breached, as it involves immune cells engulfing and destroying pathogens.

A Child Falls and Suffers a Deep Cut on Her