Non-specific defence against disease

Non-specific defences are ______________ for each type of pathogen

• the same
• different

Non-specific defences that prevent pathogens getting into the body are called…?

• barrages
• bridges
• barriers
• b-cells

Which of the following is not a barrier?

• skin
• inflammation
• blood clotting
• mucous membranes

What is the function of the flora of healthy microorganisms found on our skin?

• to fight pathogens
• to protect the skin
• to produce mucus
• to outcompete pathogens

What do the pathogens and healthy skin microorganisms compete for?

• space

• food

• light

• exam results

What is the name of the oily substance secreted by the skin that inhitbits growth of pathogens?

• wax
• grease
• seabum
• sebum

Body _____________ are lined with mucous membranes

• tracks
• tracts
• tacts
• trachts

Which two types of cell make up a mucous membrane?

• ciliated epithelial

• stem

• goblet

• squamous epithelial

Which cell of the mucous membrane makes mucus?

• ciliated epithelial
• goblet

What is the function of the mucus?

• trap pathogens
• waft pathogens
• kill pathogens