 | Chapter Objectives
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After reading this
chapter you should be able to: - describe gnotobiotic animals and their importance
- describe the body sites where normal microbiota are found and give examples
of the microorganisms found there
- describe the cells, tissues, and organs of the immune system
- describe the physical and chemical barriers a pathogen must breach if a parasitic
relationship is to be established
- describe inflammation and its role in providing nonspecific resistance
- describe the complement system and how it is activated
- describe how the complement system and phagocytosis function in inflammation
and other nonspecific resistance mechanisms
- discuss cytokines and natural killer cells and their role in nonspecific resistance
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