Difference between revisions of "Ciliated Epithelial Cell"
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: '''Ciliated epithelial cells''' are found inside the lungs and in the [[oviduct]]s. | : '''Ciliated epithelial cells''' are found inside the lungs and in the [[oviduct]]s. | ||
: '''Ciliated epithelial cells''' sweep the [[mucus]] up and out of the [[lung]]s. | : '''Ciliated epithelial cells''' sweep the [[mucus]] up and out of the [[lung]]s. | ||
| − | : [[Mucus]] in the [[lung]]s traps [[ | + | : [[Mucus]] in the [[lung]]s traps [[micro-organism]]s that the [[cilia]] sweep out of the [[lung]]s. |
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Revision as of 15:14, 6 April 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A ciliated epithelial cell with many small hairs called ‘cilia’.
Adaptations of Ciliated Epithelial Cells
- Ciliated Epithelial Cells have many cilia to sweep mucus along.
About Ciliated Epithelial Cells
- Ciliated epithelial cells are found inside the lungs and in the oviducts.
- Ciliated epithelial cells sweep the mucus up and out of the lungs.
- Mucus in the lungs traps micro-organisms that the cilia sweep out of the lungs.
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