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==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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A '''ciliated epithelial cell''' with many small hairs called ‘[[cilia]]’.
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===Adaptations of Ciliated Epithelial Cells===
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: '''Ciliated Epithelial Cells''' have many [[cilia]] to sweep mucus along.
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===About Ciliated Epithelial Cells===
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: '''Ciliated epithelial cells''' are found inside the lungs and in the [[oviduct]]s.
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: '''Ciliated epithelial cells''' sweep the [[mucus]] up and out of the [[lung]]s.
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: [[Mucus]] in the [[lung]]s traps [[microorganism]]s that the [[cilia]] sweep out of the [[lung]]s.
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Revision as of 14:24, 6 September 2018

A cell with many small hairs called ‘cilia’.

Cilia

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 microorganisms that the cilia sweep out of the lungs.
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