Prevention of disease

Question 1

what is the first defense line against pathogens?

Answer 1

skin, cilia, and stomach acid

Question 2

how do cilia in the nose protect the body?

Answer 2

mucus-coated cilia in the nose trap the pathogens to stop them from entering the body and then releasing them when you blow your nose

Question 3

how do cilia in the trachea and bronchi protect the body?

Answer 3

cilia in the trachea and bronchi moves pathogens to the throat to swallow into the stomach acid to be dissolved

Question 4

what happens if pathogens make it past the first line of defense

Answer 4

if pathogens make it past the skin, nose, trachea, or stomach the immune system attacks them

Question 5

where are white blood cells found?

Answer 5

found in the plasma of the blood

Question 6

what do phagocytes do

Answer 6

a type of white blood cell, phagocytes destroy pathogens by surrounding them and digesting them