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No its nonspecific. The cillia wave to move mucous up the airways creating what is known as the mucocilliary escalator which pushes pathogens and debrie up to the pharynx where it is then swallowed from and ends up in the stomach where it is destroyed. As this is the case for all pathogens and not any particular one it is nonspecific. Specific defenses are things like the actios of antibodies and lymphocytes.
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∙ 11y agoCilia are a nonspecific defense against infection.
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What best describes the human body's defense mechanism against environmental bacteria?
The first line of defense is the skin, or epithelium; anti-microbial chemicals in the tears and saliva; mucus and cilia in the nose and throat; the formation of scabs after getting a cut. The second line of defense is the immune system, including interferons, antibodies, lymph nodes, and various white blood cells.
What if your patient has a respiratory disease that has literally paralyzed the cilia Explain why this patient would be at an increased risk for a respiratory infection?
The cilia prevent things from getting into the lungs, such as bacteria, so if they are paralyzed, they can't do that.
Is the Stentor a Cilia or Flagella?
Cilia
What are Hair like structures that move materials along the outer surface of the cell?
Cilia in eukaryotes and flagella in Protists and Bacteria.
How do the cilia and flagella of protists differ from those of bacteria?
Bacteria only have cilia while protists have both cilia and flagella.
If the patient has paralyzed cilia what is the risk for respiratory infection?
If cilia are paralyzed then mucus-containing particles, including bacteria, will remain in the lungs and may cause a respiratory infection.
Why is the slowing of cilia dangerous?
Movement of cilia becomes less in cold whether. This makes your respiratory tract susceptible to infection.
What best describes the human body's defense mechanism against environmental bacteria?
The first line of defense is the skin, or epithelium; anti-microbial chemicals in the tears and saliva; mucus and cilia in the nose and throat; the formation of scabs after getting a cut. The second line of defense is the immune system, including interferons, antibodies, lymph nodes, and various white blood cells.
What if your patient has a respiratory disease that has literally paralyzed the cilia Explain why this patient would be at an increased risk for a respiratory infection?
The cilia prevent things from getting into the lungs, such as bacteria, so if they are paralyzed, they can't do that.
What is a short term affect of tobacco use?
Nausea and paralysis of the tracheal cilia ... which increases probability of pulmonary infection.
How does a paramecium move?
A paramecium moves using tiny hair-like structures called cilia. These push against the surrounding material to create motion.
Blepharisma have cilia or flagella?
cilia
Does Balantidium coli have cilia?
It has cilia
Is the Stentor a Cilia or Flagella?
Cilia
Do potato have cilia?
No plants have cilia.
What do cilia protect?
this is better than what the other guy put but i think:cilia cells help your food to go down and protect from infection :) hope im right!!!
Role of cilia in respiratory tract?
The cilia are very important in the respiratory tract. Cilia are projections off cells called pseudostratified columnar cells. They are constantly moving back and forth, like blades of grass in the wind. Cilia act in conjunction as one big broom, sweeping particles trapped in the mucous up to the throat to be expelled like this *OBNOXIOUS SMOKER'S COUGH.*
