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The body is under constant attack by germs. Luckily thanks to the protective nature of our skin, germs cannot attack the bodily too easily. Without skin, germs would ultimately plague and take over the body as a result.
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What layer of skin on your body do germs lay on?
The "epidermis". "epi" means "outer" and "dermis" is "skin" The germs would be on the surface of your skin.
What would germs dod to the body if you didn't have skin?
All You Would See is Bonesand you would collect ALOT OF BACTERIA ALONG THE WAY AND YOUR SKIN WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BECAUSE THE SKIN PROTECTS YOU FROM WATER LOSS INJURIES AND INFECTIONS,and your skin keeps your BODY AT THE APPROPRIATE TEMPERATURE,AND GIVES YOUR BODY COLOR
What are the some of the functions of skin?
skin water proofs you and protects your body from germs
The skin acts as a barrier against germs and also controls body temperature?
True. The skin acts as a barrier against germs and also controls body temperature.
What coats germs to prevent them from harming the body?
Your skin is the biggest thing that protects your body.
What is just like skin that keeps theg germs out of your body?
Foot
Why are burn victims at risk of infection?
The skin provides a barrier to germs. When the skin is not there germs have ready access to the underlying tissue. After a burn the body is busy trying to deal with other things the germs can go unchecked.
Why do most pathogens do not infect skin?
do most germs enter the body through the skin Answer this question…
What covers your body and stops microbes from getting in?
Skin is the outer covering of the body that protects against microbes and germs.
What would germs do to the body if you didn't have skin?
The microbes would have a big feast and multiply. People who have third degree skin burns (no skin left) over a large area die because they can not keep water in the body and they get deadly infections.
What is the role of the skin in providing defense against infection?
The skin acts as a shield and protects the body from outside dirt, dust and other germs. It is the first layer of defense for the body. The skin prevents the entry of germs or substances that can harm the body in any way. Only when the skin is ruptured germs, dust, dirt can enter the body system causing sickness of different kinds. The skin sheds off the outermost layer from time to time thereby removing any harmful organisms that may be present on the skin's outer layer. The skin secretes substances that kill harmful bacteria and promotes the growth of healthy bacteria.
How important is your skin?
it your skin is very important imagine not having skin,your skin is there as a kind of padding and like a protective box around your body this means it fights of germs and Bactria .
