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What is the mucus?
Also referred to as the mucociliary escalator; covers bronchi, bronchioles, and nose in the respiratory tract. It is composed of the mucus-secreting goblet cells and ciliated epithelium found in the mucosa lining of the respiratory tract. The cilia are continually beating, pushing mucus up and out into the throat, forming a major barrier against infection. Microorganisms trying to infect the respiratory tract are caught in the sticky mucus and moved up by this mucuciliary escalator. The mucus is pushed into the throat and swallowed, then digested by the body, preventing the microorganisms from causing any harm/infection to the body
What is the mucus escalator?
Also referred to as the mucociliary escalator; covers bronchi, bronchioles, and nose in the respiratory tract. It is composed of the mucus-secreting goblet cells and ciliated epithelium found in the mucosa lining of the respiratory tract. The cilia are continually beating, pushing mucus up and out into the throat, forming a major barrier against infection. Microorganisms trying to infect the respiratory tract are caught in the sticky mucus and moved up by this mucuciliary escalator. The mucus is pushed into the throat and swallowed, then digested by the body, preventing the microorganisms from causing any harm/infection to the body
What is the difference between mucus and mucous?
The word "mucus" is used with mucus membrane; mucus membrane secretes mucous.
How do you use mucus in a sentence?
mucus- mucus in the lungs makes breathing difficult
What part of speech is the word mucus?
The word "mucus" is a noun.
What does the esophagus secrete?
mucus
What is the correct spelling for mucus?
Mucus
What traps dust in respiratory system?
mucus!!!!!!mucus trap the dirt in the trachea!
What are bogeys made of?
Mucus and a dust a mucus and a dust a mucus and a dust, the Addams Family!!!!!!
What protects the large intestine?
mucus
Can your mucus plug be yellowish green?
Yes its perfectly normal for mucus plug to be tinged Green or Yellow. Mucus plus means exactly that .. Mucus..
Are mucus glands endocrine?
Mucus glands are exocrine, not endocrine, glands. They secrete mucus via ducts.
