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Standard IX
Biology
Protein Deficiency Diseases
How The frequ...
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How The frequent hand washing can break down the natural oils on the skin that serve as the first line (or layer) of defence for the immune system.
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The condition is known as hand eczema. It occurs because excessive washing of hands can inhibit the repair of the skin barrier.
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Column I lists the components of body defence and column II lists the corresponding descriptions. Match the two columns. Choose the correct option from those given.
Column I
Column II
A. Active natural immunity
B. First line of defence
C. Passive natural immunity
D. Second line of defence
1. Injection of gamma globulins
2. Inflammation and phagocytosis
3. Direct contact with the pathogens that have entered inside
4. Surface barriers
5. Antibodies transferred through the placenta
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Can we use oil as a first-aid for burn on the skin
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Mark the following statements as true or false.
I. In acquired immunity, pathogen-specific receptors are "acquired" during the lifetime of the organism.
II. Antigen is any portion of a pathogen that the body recognizes as foreign or harmful to the body resulting in imuune response.
III. Acquired immunity is first line of defence.
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Which of the following acts as a first line of defence against foreign pathogens for the respiratory system?
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Assertion: Natural immunity or innate immunity comes into play immediately or within hours of antigen’s appearance in the body.
Reason: By mechanisms such as physical barriers like- skin, chemicals in the blood and immune cells that attack the foreign antigen in the body.
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