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Human Health And Disease

Question
CBSEENBI12002495

Which one of the following acts as a physiological barrier to the entry of microorganisms in the human body? 

  • Tears

  • Monocytes

  • Skin

  • Epithelium of urogenital tract

Solution

A.

Tears

Physiological barriers to the entry of microorganisms in the human body are tears in eyes, saliva in mouth and HCl in the stomach.The enzymes lysozymes are found in tears and saliva and inhibit the synthesis of peptidoglycan present in the cell wall of microorganisms especially eubacteria.