Skin is an important part of the immune response because:
A) it is relatively porous.
B) the presence of white blood cells on the surface provides protection to the host.
C) it acts as a barrier to keep out pathogens.
D) bacteria on the surface kill viruses that touch the skin.
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Q8: Which of the following describes innate immunity?
A)It
Q9: Innate immunity activation depends on:
A)previous exposure to
Q10: The ability to react more strongly to
Q11: Which of the following describes adaptive immunity?
A)It
Q12: The immune system sometimes attacks cells of
Q14: What type of pathogen causes AIDS?
A)virus
B)bacterium
C)protist
D)fungus
E)worm
Q15: What type of pathogen causes cholera?
A)virus
B)bacterium
C)protist
D)fungus
E)worm
Q16: The ability to distinguish self from nonself
Q17: Specificity is a feature of which of
Q18: Phagocytic cells are an important part of
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