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  4. Assertion: Mucous membrane immobilises the micro organisms in the body. Reason: Microorganisms and dust particles entering the respiratory tract are trapped in the mucus.

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Q. Assertion : Mucous membrane immobilises the micro organisms in the body.
Reason : Microorganisms and dust particles entering the respiratory tract are trapped in the mucus.

Human Health and Disease

Solution:

Innate immunity is non-specific type of defence, that is accomplished by providing different types of barriers to the entry of the foreign agents into our body. Mucus coating of the epithelium lining in the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts traps microbes and prevents their entry in our body.