For lubrication and for infections
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Gastric juice is secreted from gastric glands, which are located in narrow tube like structures called gastric pits. Gastric juice contains hydrochloric acid, pepsinogenand mucus in a healthy adult. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by parietal cells, pepsinogen is secreted by gastric chief cells and mucus is secreted by mucus neck cells. Source: Wikipedia
Mucus is secreted so that peristalsis can occur and can slide easily down you throat.
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That would be mucus, secreted by goblet cells.
Cow milk does not directly contribute to the production of mucus in the human body. Some people may experience increased mucus production after consuming dairy products due to individual sensitivities or allergies.
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Mucus serves as a nonspecific defense to pathogens by trapping them as they try to enter the body through the respiratory or digestive system. The mucus contains enzymes and antibodies that help neutralize and eliminate pathogens, preventing them from causing infections. Additionally, the cilia in the respiratory tract help move the mucus and trapped pathogens out of the body.
Mucus is that green stuff inside your nose. It's also inside your throat-it's there to (hopefully) stop viruses, bacteria and anything else that may start a disease getting inside your body. You swallow it and they get destroyed in the stomach. Mucus is the slimy matter secreted by your mucous membranes to provide lubrication and protection from germs. An example is the mucus in your nose.Mucus as in mucus plug, and mucus membrane.
Its food waste, toxins, dead body tissue and mucus