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

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Which one of the following acts as a physiological barrier to the entry of microorganisms in human body ? (A) Skin (B) Epithelium of Urogenital tract (C) Tears (D) Monocytes

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Physiological barriers to the entry of microorganisms in human body are tears in eyes, saliva in mouth and HCl in stomach. The enzyme lysozyme is found in tears and saliva, and inhibits the synthesis of peptidogly can present in the cell wall of microorganisms especially eubacteria.

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

Skin

Epithelium of Urogenital tract

Tears

Monocytes

Physiological barriers to the entry of microorganisms in human body are tears in eyes, saliva in mouth and HCl in stomach. The enzyme lysozyme is found in tears and saliva, and inhibits the synthesis of peptidogly can present in the cell wall of microorganisms especially eubacteria.