A woman falls and suffers a cut on her leg. The cut went through her skin and she is bleeding. Which of the following defense mechanisms will participate in eliminating contaminating microbes?

A woman falls and suffers a cut on her leg. The cut went through her skin and she is bleeding. Which of the following defense mechanisms will participate in eliminating contaminating microbes?



a. mucociliary escalator
b. normal skin flora
c. acidic skin secretions
d. lysozyme
e. phagocytosis and the inflammatory response


Answer: e. phagocytosis and the inflammatory response


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