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How is smoking harmful to your lungs?
Your lungs are the reasons you body has Oxygen. In your lungs, we do produce mucus, which we cough up because of the cilia in our lungs. Smoking causes this cilia to not move the mucus out of your lungs which in turn causes problems.
Does cilia help in cleaning the air that reaches the lungs?
Yes, cilia do help.
What is the function of cilia in the lungs?
Cilia are present all over the bronchial tree. Cilia propel the foreign particles out wards.
Are cilia and flagella found in the lungs?
Yes
Describe how cilia work?
cilia "beat" in a rythmatic motion to force mucus and substances away from the lungs.
What will be the consequence if your cilia is damadged and more mucus is produced?
The cilia are the little hairs in your respiritory system that move the mucus up and out of your lungs. If you damage the cilia and produce more mucus, then you can't move mucus out of your lungs. If you quit smoking the cilia will heal completely after a few weeks.
What are the hair like structures that are known as the street sweepers of the lungs called?
The hair-like structures found in the lungs are known as cilia, specifically motile cilia. There are other forms of cilia as well, for example non-motile cilia can be found in other organ systems, and as organelles on many cells in the body.
What does tar do to cilia?
Cilia are responsible for keeping out foreign substances in your lungs. When you smoke you inhale tar. The tar attaches to the cilia and over time sticks them together and keeps them from doing their job. Thus your lungs can become filled with outside substances such as pollen, dust....
What is Cilia in the repiratory system?
Cilia are cells with tiny hairs like parts on them found in your trachea and lungs. They aid in the movement of mucous and dirt particles out of your lungs. They can also be permanently damaged by smoking resulting in the inability to effectively clean the lungs.
How much mucus and cilia help to keep the lungs clean?
yes
What three structures filters air as it enters through the lungs?
Cilia
Have you got Cilia?
yes every person has cilia they play a vital role to keep the lungs free of dirt and other contiminates.
