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Cilia are like little hairs. They help to collect things that should not be in the lungs. They may catch some bacteria and send it elsewhere to be fought off with white blood cells. Your nose has cilia to prevent most germs from entering the body. It is just another precation the body takes so it does not have to work as hard to defend itself later.

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What is the trachea lined with sweep away particles and dust?

The trachea is lined with ciliated columnar epithelium, which has hundreds of tiny hairs called cilia.


What cells line the trachea?

The cilia are always moving, bacteria or particles of dust trapped in the mucus are moved away by cilia. The cilia waft the mucus containing bacteria and dust up to the back of the throat, so that it doesn't block up the trachea and thus keeps it clean.


The trachea is lined with what?

The trachea is lined with a moist mucous-membrane layer made up of cells containing small hairs called cilia. The cilia project into the channel (lumen) of the trachea to trap particles. There are also cells and ducts in the mucous-membrane that secrete mucus droplets and water molecules.Cilia are whiplike, motile cellular extensions that occur, typically in large numbers, on exposed surfaces of certain cells. In the trachea, ciliated cells that line the respiratory tract propel mucus laden with dust particle and bacteria upward away from the lungs. Centrioles, referred to as basal bodies, are the originating source of cilia.


Which structure in humans in lined with ciliated mucous membrane is supported by cartilaginous rings and functions as a passage way for air?

The trachea


What is the trachea lined with to sweep away particles and dust?

The trachea is lined with cilia, which are tiny hair-like structures that beat in a coordinated manner to sweep away particles and dust trapped in mucus towards the throat where they can be expelled by coughing or swallowing.


Why is the trachea ciliated?

The trachea is lined with cilia to help trap and remove debris, pathogens, and mucus from the respiratory system. The cilia movements help in pushing this material out of the airways to protect the lungs from potential infections and damage.


Where in the body do you find cells with hair-like structures?

The respiratory tract is lined with ciliated epithelium.


What are the features of bronchus?

Bronchi are the main airways in the respiratory system that branch off from the trachea. They are lined with mucus-producing cells and ciliated cells that help trap and remove foreign particles from the air. The bronchi also contain smooth muscle that can contract or relax to control airflow.


What structure sweeps mucus and pathogens from the nasal cavities and trachea to the pharynx?

Beating ciliated epithelial cells


Your trachea and bronchi are lined with these two things?

cilliated squamous epithellium cells


What tissue does ciliated cell form?

Ciliated cells form epithelial tissue. These specialized cells have hair-like structures called cilia on their surface that help move substances across the surface of tissues, such as in the respiratory tract to help clear mucus.


Are goblet cells found with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium?

Yes, goblet cells are found in pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium. Goblet cells secrete mucus that helps to protect and lubricate the respiratory tract, which is lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium.