You are walking down the road and step on a piece of wood. A splinter becomes lodged in your foot. Bacteria from the splinter is now inside of you. What type of response will the immune system give?

Biology

Question
You are walking down the road and step
on a piece of wood. A splinter becomes
lodged in your foot. Bacteria from the
splinter is now inside of you.
What type of response will the immune
system give?
Answer

The immune system will give an inflammatory response to the bacteria from the splinter.

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The immune system will recognize the bacteria as foreign and will respond by sending white blood cells to the area to fight off the infection. This will cause inflammation...
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