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Organisms Interfaces
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Summary of the ways pathogens can penetrate an organism's interface with the enviroment.
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Organisms Interfaces
The main three
Skin
blood clot forms
prevents pathogens from entering
skin breaks
pathogens enter wound before clot is formed
Gas-Exchange system
Breathe in air containing pathogens
most trapped in the mucus lining of the lung epithelium
Epithelium= the outer layer of cells in the passsages to the lung
These cells have Cilia
that beat and move the mucus up to the trachea to the mouth
Some pathogens reach aveoli
invade cells and cause damage
Digestive system
most pathogens killed by stomach acid
Some survive stomach acid
pass into intestines
invade cells of the gut wall
Causes disease
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