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∙ 9y agoYou do not have cilia in your esophagus. You have stratified squamous epithelium in the esophagus.
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∙ 11y agoThe pharynx have cilia to move the particles trapped in the mucus towards the throat to be swallowed and digested.
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∙ 11y agoTo waft the mucus up to the throat so it can be swallowed and killed by stomach acids
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Where is the frogs esophagus located?
Movement of food from oral cavity to stomach.Helps them swallow their food.Swallows the food.it moves food toward the stomach by muscular peristaltic contractions and by the beating of cilia that line its internal surface.The function of a frog's esophagus is to transfer food down to the frogs stomach.the frogs esophagus is where food goes through before entering the stomach.the frogs esophagus moves food to the stomach by way of cilia.
Is the Stentor a Cilia or Flagella?
Cilia
What are Hair like structures that move materials along the outer surface of the cell?
Cilia in eukaryotes and flagella in Protists and Bacteria.
How do the cilia and flagella of protists differ from those of bacteria?
Bacteria only have cilia while protists have both cilia and flagella.
What are short hairlike projections used for locomotion called?
Short hairlike projections that are used for locomotion are called cilia. Cilia are normally found on unicellular organisms and not multicellular organisms.
What are the little hairs in the esophagus called?
Cilia
What the propulsion the the esophagus?
Propulsion of the esophagus is just a term for the way the cilia within the mucus lining of the esophagus move food down it into the stomach. You could swallow upside-down because of this.
What role do cilia play in respiration?
In mammals, the cilia in the airways (the bronchioles) move the mucus which traps the particles in the air (that you breath) up and out of the trachea and let it spill into the esophagus from where it is swallowed. i.e. its a cleaning function.
Where is the frogs esophagus located?
Movement of food from oral cavity to stomach.Helps them swallow their food.Swallows the food.it moves food toward the stomach by muscular peristaltic contractions and by the beating of cilia that line its internal surface.The function of a frog's esophagus is to transfer food down to the frogs stomach.the frogs esophagus is where food goes through before entering the stomach.the frogs esophagus moves food to the stomach by way of cilia.
How long is the esophagus in a fetal pig?
The esophagus of a fetal pig, like many organs and body parts, looks very similar to that of a human. It is a long narrow tube, pinkish in color, with cilia lined in the inside (to help push down the food). Click on the link below for pictures of a fetal pig esophagus:
Blepharisma have cilia or flagella?
cilia
Does Balantidium coli have cilia?
It has cilia
Is the Stentor a Cilia or Flagella?
Cilia
Do potato have cilia?
No plants have cilia.
What structure allow the paramecium to move?
The cilia cause the paramecium to move.
What is the organ of locomotion of a ciliate protozoa?
== == They depend on the kind of protozoan. Possibilities are flagella (flagellum singular), cilia, or a pseudopod. == == == ==
A paramecium moves wit short hair-like extensions what are they called?
they are called cilia.
