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

A

Tears

B

monocyte

C

Skin

D

Epithelium of urogenital tract

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Physiological barriers inhibits the entry of microorganisms in human body as tears in eyes, saliva in mouth and HCl in stomach. The enzyme called lysozyme is found in tears and saliva that inhibits the synthesis of peptidolycan present in the cell wall of microorganism espicially in bactria.
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