Mucus secretion in platyhelminthes helps with locomotion by reducing friction as the organism moves. It also aids in protecting the organism from harmful substances in the environment and serves as a lubricant for food ingestion and digestion. Additionally, mucus can help trap prey or aid in capturing food.
== == The secretion itself is spelled "mucus". The membranes that secrete mucus are called the "mucous membranes", hence the difference in the two spellings. It *is* confusing since they are both pronounced the same way.
The Golgi apparatus is the organelle responsible for modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins for secretion from the cell. In the case of a mucus-secreting cell, the Golgi apparatus would process the mucus protein and package it into vesicles for secretion.
Nasal secretions are commonly referred to as "mucus" or "snot."
Mucus cells secrete mucus, which is a thick, viscous fluid that helps protect and lubricate epithelial surfaces. Serous cells secrete a watery, protein-rich fluid called serous fluid, which helps reduce friction between organs and provides nutrients and immune protection.
The intestinal hormone that stimulates mucus secretion by the submucosal duodenal glands is called secretin. Secretin is released in response to acidic chyme entering the duodenum, signaling the pancreas to release bicarbonate-rich fluid to neutralize the acidity and protect the intestinal lining.
== == The secretion itself is spelled "mucus". The membranes that secrete mucus are called the "mucous membranes", hence the difference in the two spellings. It *is* confusing since they are both pronounced the same way.
No, mucus is not a muscle but a secretion in epithelial tissue.
The function is to get rid of excess mucus.
The Golgi apparatus is the organelle responsible for modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins for secretion from the cell. In the case of a mucus-secreting cell, the Golgi apparatus would process the mucus protein and package it into vesicles for secretion.
Nasal secretions are commonly referred to as "mucus" or "snot."
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Prostaglandin (PGE2) and prostacyclin (PGI2) are cytoprotective of the GI mucus membrane. They decrease the acid secretion, promotes the secretion of protective mucus, and enhance mucosal blood flow. However, arachidonic acid, a membrane lipid requires cyclooxygenases (COX1) to synthesize prostaglandins, while NSAIDS inhibit the cyclooxygenases. In other words, NSAIDS inhibit COX1, which blocks the synthesis of prostaglandins, which disallows the decrease of acid secretion, decrease the secretion of protective mucus, and decrease mucosal blood flow, therefore, causing peptic ulcer, which is an imbalance in acid secretion and mucus protectant.
a surface inflammation associated with greatly increased secretion of clear mucus.
The secretion that traps dust and other inhaled particles is mucus, produced by mucus-producing cells lining the respiratory tract. This mucus helps to capture and remove particles from the air we breathe, preventing them from reaching deeper into the lungs where they could cause damage or inflammation.
eating herbaceous plants like okra, purslane, etc.
a surface inflammation associated with greatly increased secretion of clear mucus.
prostaglandins. prostaglandins protect the mucosal barrier by stimulating the secretion of mucus and bicarbonate and b inhibiting secretions of acid. medicines that block prostaglandins therefore blocks mucus production.