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===Adaptations of Ciliated Epithelial Cells=== | ===Adaptations of Ciliated Epithelial Cells=== |
Latest revision as of 14:20, 20 February 2022
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A ciliated epithelial cell is a specialised animal 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.
References
Edexcel
- Ciliated cells; epithelial cells, page 9, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
- Ciliated epithelial cells, page 12, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Ciliated epithelial cells, page 13, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Ciliated epithelial cells, page 27, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
- Ciliated epithelial cells, page 9, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel