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each day...aquart of mucus secrected containing lysozyme anti-bacterial enzyme, and defensins (antibodies)
- mucus traps inspied debris
-water of the mucus humidifies inhaled air.
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What tissue does the respiratory mucosa consist of?
The respiratory mucosa is primarily made of pseudostratified columnar epithelium.
Does respiratory mucosa line the trachea?
i dont even know what a mucosa line in the trachea is
What germ layer is respiratory system mucosa derived from?
ectoderm
What is the natural antibiotic secreted by epithelial cells of the respiratory mucosa?
defensin
What organs are affected by leprosy?
Skin, nerves, Limbs, Eyes, mucosa of Upper respiratory tract.
What is the most superficial component of the respiratory system?
I would have to say both the minute capillaries and the mucosa.
What covers the mucosa containing taste buds and keeps food out of the lower respiratory passages?
vestibular folds
Folds in the gastric mucosa?
The folds of the gastric mucosa are called RUGAE.
What is ileal mucosa?
what is ilial mucosa
What is the plural of mucosa?
The plural form of mucosa is mucosae.
The cilia of the nasal mucosa do?
Cilia helps to "wave up" the mucus away from the deeper parts of the respiratory system. Debris/pathogens can stick to the mucus and then cilia can move up the mucus.
What is scarred mucosa in the rectum?
what is erythematous mucosa in the distal rectum
