Question

List the functions of ciliated epithelium

Answer 1

 A region of epithelium consisting of columnar or cuboidal cells bearing hairlike appendages that are capable of beating rapidly. Ciliated epithelium performs the function of moving particles or fluid over the epithelial surface in such structures as the trachea, bronchial tubes, and nasal cavities. It often occurs in the vicinity of mucus-secreting goblet cells.These hairs, called cilia, move back and forth to help move particles out of our body. We find ciliated epithelial tissue in our respiratory tract and in the fallopian tubes of women. Ciliated epithelium contains goblet cells, which secrete mucous.

Answer 2

It is present in trachea and helps in filtration of air we breathe and secretes mucous which provide protection to inner walls of organs with acids by forming a layer on the inner walls of the organ