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Is Innate Immunity specific or non-specific?
non-specific
What are the locations of Innate Immunity?
First Line Defenses
Second Line Defenses
What are the first line defenses?
Skin
Mucus Membranes
Fluids
Expulsions
What are the second line defenses?
Internal microbial substances
Phagocytes and Natural Killer Cells
Inflammation
Fever
What is the definition of innate immunity?
External and chemical barriers provided by the skin and the mucous membranes
What are examples of innate immunity?
Lysozyme and high salt
Natural Cell Killers
Phagocytes
Inflammation
Fever
Nutritional Immunity
Why is innate immunity non-specific?
It does not target a specific pathogen.
What is the function of skin and mucous membranes?
provides a chemical and physical barriers to pathogens