Aqueous/sol layer

• Aqueous layer:

  • a layer of fluid that bathes the cilia
  • extends most of the way up the shaft of the cilia
  • offers very little resistance to ciliary movement / facilitates ciliary movement
• Pulmonary Oedema:

  • too much fluid in the lungs adversely affects ciliary movement
• Dehydration:

  • lack of fluid adversely affects ciliary movement due to there being too little of the aqueous layer