Pseudostratified Columnar Ciliated Epithelium

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    • The cell nuclei here are positioned in a manner suggestive of what type of epithelia?
      Stratified
    • Pseudostratified columnar CILIATED epithelium lines the what?
      UPPER respiratory passages
    • What are the 3 upper respiratory passages?
      Trachea, pharynx, and bronchi
    • Cilia: motile structures
    • Pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium can also be found in the LUMINA of EPIDIDYS and VAS DEFERENS with STEREOCILIA, which is nonmotile.
    • Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelia is found in the linings of the trachea as well as the upper respiratory tract; protects the lungs from what?
      Irritants
    • In the trachea, Goblet cells of the epithelium secrete mucus to trap particles and prevent them from traveling further down respiratory passages.
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