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non-specific immune defense -born with it- (3.2)

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Tears   Innate defense mechanism of the immune system  
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Digestive Enzymes   Oral enzymes help to kill invaders  
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Cilia   cilia in the trachea and lungs are consistently waving upwards. Invaders are trapped in mucus found here and are pressed up and out. (smoking kills cilia)  
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Stomach Acid   has PH of around 2 and works to kills invaders  
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Nasal Mucosa & cilia   The mucus and cilia (small hairs) in the nose trap invaders  
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Phagocytes   these cells patrol the lungs and eat/ digest invaders  
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Normal Flora   live on the skin and in intestines, they take up space and secrete chemicals to foreign invaders out.  
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Secretion   Urine, vaginal discharge (in females) and lactation work to flush out organisms.  
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