BIOM 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Blood Vessel, Lysosome, Neutrophil

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Innate (non-specific): protect against variety of invasions & immediately protects body from those materials: adaptive (specific): specific defense for each invader. 1st line: body acts as a barrier keeping foreign material out of body. 2nd line: only if foreign materials get through 1st line. 3rd line: immune system attacks specific foreign agents. All life on earth depend on microorganisms. If 1st defense fails, our body puts microbes on invading materials so body can destroy them. Skin epidermis contains dead cells filled with keratin. Skin is the largest organ on the body. Gives protection from: chemical, mechanical damage & bacterial infection, uv radiation & heat damage to internal tissues, water loss. Eccrine (sweat glands) create acidic solution that slows bacteria from growth. Sebaceous (oil glands) create sebum which kills bacteria. Mucus membrane line all body cavities open to exterior. ^ aids in returning interstitial fluid back to circulatory system. Goal: pick up fluid from capillaries & flow back towards the <3.

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