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Cilia Are Tiny Hairs Of The Respiratory Tract By Capturing Particles

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What are cilia?

Cilia are tiny hairs, which protect parts of the respiratory tract by capturing particles, which has entered the body by using a sweeping movement to keep the particles such as dust and debris out of the lungs. The cilia are found attached to the apical surface of the cell. For example, dust that has been breathed in through the nose would be captured to stop it going even further. There are roughly 200 to 300 tiny hairs on the cell.

Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelial tissue

Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelial tissue is found on the lining digestive tract, which is the stomach, gall bladder and the excretory ducts of some glands. It is a tube, which transfers food to the digestive organs. It also contains a nucleus at its base, has a single layer of cells however are not ciliated; they do not contain tiny hairs. It also has microvilli to increase the surface area and to make the absorption more effective, the microvilli can also be referred to as the brush border due to its hairy appearance.

Pseudostratified columnar epithelial tissue

The Pseudostratified columnar epithelium tissue that lines the trachea and upper respiratory tract contains many goblet cells. They are unevenly shaped due to the nucleus that is positioned in different places within the cells; it is this that makes the cells look as if it has many layers, however it only has one layer that stretches between the apical surface and basement membrane. It secretes mucus and can

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