The body's "first line of defense" against disease and infection is its:

A) Specific defense mechanisms.
B) Nonspecific defense mechanisms.
C) Antibodies.
D) Macrophages.


B

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A) unreceptive and unresponsive to painful stimuli. B) spontaneous movements or breathing. C) no reflexes, with fixed dilated pupils. D) lack of eye movement and deep tendon reflexes.

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