How does innate immunity protect us from disease?
What will be an ideal response?
Innate immunity protects us from disease by using physical barriers such as kin, phagocytes that engulf pathogens, immune surveillance of abnormal cells, interferons to defend from viruses, complement to assist antibodies, inflammation to limit the spread of infection, and fever.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Peripheral receptors stimulate the respiratory areas resulting in
A. passive exhalation. B. increased respiratory rate. C. respiratory collapse. D. decreased respiratory rate.
Stored energy that has the ability to do work is called
A) kinetic energy. B) heat energy. C) light energy. D) potential energy. E) dark energy.
Where are the visual pigments located in the rods and cones?
-inside membrane discs stacked in the outer segment -inside a photosensitive nucleus -in mitochondria located in the outer segment -in the inner segment of photoreceptors -sandwiched in the cell membrane of the photoreceptors