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Description: Antimicrobial proteins
Phagocytes
Natural killer cells
Inflammation
Fever

Innate Immunity

Innate immunity refers to a wide variety of body responses that serve to protect us against invasion of a wide variety of pathogens and their toxins
We are born with this kind of immunity
Two lines of defense:
Skin and mucous membranes
Internal defenses

Skin and Mucous Membranes

Mechanical defenses
Skin, mucous membranes, tears, saliva, mucus, cilia, epiglottis, urine flow, defecating, vomiting
Chemical defenses
Sebum, lysozyme, gastric juice

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