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Prevents pathogens entering the body
Antimicrobial secretions
Good microorganisms that compete with bad ones for space/nutrients
Beat to waft mucus upwards so it can be swallowed
Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
Destroys pathogens that pass through non-specific system
Engulfing and consuming pathogens
Bind to antigens, causing pathogens to clump together, making them easier for white blood cells to find
Structures on pathogen surface that antibodies bind to
Antibodies produced faster on reinfection, no symptoms
Enzyme that destroys microorganisms
Alexander Fleming in 1921
Tears, saliva, and mucus
Cell wall of some types of bacteria
Contains acid that destroys pathogens
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