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Describe the body’s first lines of defence: (not including the immune system)

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Answer:

physical and chemical.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first line of defence includes

1. Physical eg: nails

2. chemical : that are always ready and prepared to defend the body from infection.

These include your skin, tears, mucus, cilia, stomach acid, urine flow,

friendly bacteria

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