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What covers the mucosa containing taste buds and keeps food out of the lower respiratory passages?
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∙ 11y ago
vestibular folds
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What tissue does the respiratory mucosa consist of?
The respiratory mucosa is primarily made of pseudostratified columnar epithelium.
What is covered by a mucosa containing taste buds?
The tongue is covered by a mucosa containing taste buds.
Does respiratory mucosa line the trachea?
i dont even know what a mucosa line in the trachea is
What germ layer is respiratory system mucosa derived from?
ectoderm
What is the natural antibiotic secreted by epithelial cells of the respiratory mucosa?
defensin
What is respiratory mucosa?
each day...aquart of mucus secrected containing lysozyme anti-bacterial enzyme, and defensins (antibodies) - mucus traps inspied debris -water of the mucus humidifies inhaled air.
What is the villi of the intestinal mucosa containing lymphatic capillaries called?
Lacteals.
What organs are affected by leprosy?
Skin, nerves, Limbs, Eyes, mucosa of Upper respiratory tract.
What is the most superficial component of the respiratory system?
I would have to say both the minute capillaries and the mucosa.
What is a buccal mucosa?
Buccal mucosa is the mucosa lining the inside of the cheeks, and lips. Although the mucosa lining the inside of the lips is sometimes referred to labial mucosa, but it essentially just a continuation of the buccal mucosa. It is composed of stratified non-keritinised epithelium.This type of epithelliem in the oral cavity is also termed 'lining mucosa'. As apposed to 'masticatory mucosa' which covers the hard palate, attached gingiva, and dorsal surface of the tongue. There is also 'specialized mucosa' which is only found on the dorsal surface f the tongue.
What is gingiva?
The gingiva is the part of oral mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of jaws and surrounds the neck of the teeth.
Folds in the gastric mucosa?
The folds of the gastric mucosa are called RUGAE.
