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It is true that cilia are extensions of animal cells and that they move rapidly. They are found in several locations in the human body, including the lungs.
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∙ 14y agoCilia are indeed hair-like extensions of animal cells that are used in movement. However, they can be in a few plants.
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What are cilia and what they do?
cilia are very small hair like organelles in the respiratory tract that are use to move excess mucus and foreign substances away from the lungs and toward the nasal and oral cavities to be expelled by the body.
What are cilia and flagella made up of?
They are composed of microtubules in a "9 + 2" array, similar to centrioles but with two additional microtubules in the center.
Why is the absence of cilia harmful?
The absence of Cilia can be extremely harmful. They don't help just one part of the body but the body as a whole. It helps move fluid move from area of the cell to another. It is what helps the cells move through the body.
What is cilium?
The word is Latin for eyelash. It refers to the hair-like projections on the surface of cells that are used for movement and other functions. The cells that line the cochlea in the inner ear have cilia that transmit a signal to the brain when they are bent by sound waves.
Flagella are longer and more numerous than cilia?
Np, they are less numerous then cilia
Are cilia are extensions of animal cells that move rapidly?
It is true that cilia are extensions of animal cells and that they move rapidly. They are found in several locations in the human body, including the lungs.
Do animal and plant cells both have cilia?
no only animal and protists have cilia
Do plant cells have cilia?
No they do not, they don't have flagellum either.
What do animal cells have that plants cells dont?
Generally, animal cells have cilia and plant cells do not.
What are the motile cellular extensions found in large numbers in some epithelial cells called?
Cilia
Is cilia found in both plant and animal cells?
Most plant cells have neither flagellum nor cilium but in some cases there are exceptions. For example, the cycads have some cells with cilia and flagella. In particular, sperm cells have a flagella.
What cell parts do animal cells have that plants do not have?
Animal cells have a lysosomes that are not present and cilia that are rarely seen in plant cells. The lysosomes are the recycling and disposal site in the animal cell. The cilia help the cell move.
Cells lining the trachea have whiplike mortile extensions on their free surfaces What are their extensions what is their source and what is their function?
These extensions are cilia and they continually propel debris-laden mucus toward the pharynx. Their source is the micro tubules that exert pressure on the plasma membrane
Is cilia on both plant and animal cells?
yes
Do animal cells have cilia or flagellum?
yes but only some animal cells like amoeba and like
What are the characteristic of cilia?
They are whiplike, motile cellular extensions that occur in large numbers on the exposed surfaces of certain cells
A paramecium moves wit short hair-like extensions what are they called?
they are called cilia.
