Why are our hands such a rich environment for microbes?Explain your answer.

You will complete the lab report based on a physical lab that has already been completed. You do not need to purchase the supply list in the instructions. You will answer the lab questions based on the pictures provided.

Our skin is the first line of nonspecific immune defense. There are several forms of protection, such as lysosomes in our sweat and the natural biome on our skin. This lab focuses on our hands because we use our hands to touch objects. The microbes on the objects we touch are then introduced into our bodies by rubbing our eyes, licking fingers, rubbing or picking our nose, or through a cut in the skin. People are encouraged to wash their hands regularly to decrease the transmission of microbes from our hands.

Why are our hands such a rich environment for microbes?