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Small hairlike structures found in the trachea that propels mucus upward are known as what?
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They are known as "cilia"
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What hairlike structures are located in your respiratory system?
Cilia are tiny hair-like projections from the apical cells of the respiratory system. They beat in an upward direction to push mucous and any trapped substances out of the lungs.
Why is hydrogen used to fill a blimp?
It is light and dense at the same time. It also burns well and when it burns it propels the basket upward.
What structures transports water and nutrients upward?
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What are the structures that provide upward reaction forces?
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What plants structures transport water and nutrients upward?
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True or false the cilia and mucus in the trachea sweep upward moving the mucus toward the nose where it is sneezed out?
True
The cilia and mucus in the trachea sweep upward moving the mucus toward the nose where it is sneezed out true or false?
The answer is true.
When you jump does the world recoil downward?
When you jump, your body propels itself upward by exerting force on the ground. According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, when you push down on the ground to jump, the ground pushes back with an equal force, propelling you upward.
Along hairlike structure used for movement?
In reference to cells, the answer is cilia.
Does the American bison's skeletal structure have bones extending upward and away from the ribs?
Yes. The spinal bones over the shoulders are such skeletal structures.
What closes the nasopharynx during swallowing?
The epiglottis closes the entrance to the trachea during swallowing.
Why is the epiglottis imporent?
The epiglottis guards the entrance of the glottis, the opening between the vocal folds and the entrance to the lungs.=It is normally pointed upward, but during swallowing, elevation of the hyoid bone draws the larynx upward; as a result, the epiglottis folds down to a more horizontal position. In this position it prevents food from going into the trachea and instead directs it to the esophagus, which is more posterior, into the stomach.=
