Defend against infection
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Defence - skin
Stops microbes getting into body - dead skin and microbes make pathogens hard to establish on skin
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Defence - Platelets
Stops microbes getting into body through cut - clot blood and form scab
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Defence - White Blood Cells
Defend against microbes inside body
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How do white blood cells defend against microbes? - 1
Phagocytes ingest bacteria
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How do white blood cells defend against microbes? - 2
Lymphocytes produce antibodies to inactivate bacteria and viruses
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How do white blood cells defend against Microbes? - 3
Lymphocytes produce antitoxins that counteract toxins released by bacteria
