Biology GCSE
mucus and ciliated cells
What mucus and ciliated cells means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of mucus and ciliated cells
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Goblet cells secrete sticky mucus to entrap pathogens and ciliated epithelial cells rhythmically beat to sweep mucus upward to the pharynx to be swallowed.
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