First line of Defence
Across
- 1. acid kills most pathogens and prevents them from causeing infection
- 3. Traps dirt and traps bacteria.
- 4. acting as general non specific barriers against pathogens
- 7. contains enzymes that breaks down bactarial cell walls
- 8. protects your body acting as a barrier
- 10. contains antibody that neutralizes pathogens and prevents them from attaching to and entering the cells of the mouth and throat.
Down
- 2. physical and chemical barrier
- 5. acts as a chemical barrier that kills pathogens ingested with food and water
- 6. a enzyme in saliva that breaks down cell walls causeing them to burst
- 9. acting as a chemical and physical barrier