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No, bronchioles do not contain mucous glands.

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There are only a few cilia and no mucus-secreting cells in the bronchioles. Any airborne debris is removed by macrophages via phagocytosis in the alveoli or is coughed out.

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Yes, the trachea contains mucus glands.

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