Ciliated cells
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These are tall, slender, cylindrical cells of the airway lining with an oval nucleus at the base. Of particular importance in their morphology are:
- cilia with embedded microvilli in the apical membrane, these are responsible for movement of mucus with trapped microbes and debris;
- aquaporins, i.e. channels of the cell membrane regulating water discharge into the lumen of the airways and thus humidity of the air and viscosity of the mucus layer.
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- Mucous membranes of the airways
- Epithelium
- Trachea (histology) • Bronchi (histology) • Bronchioly (histology)
References
- LÜLLMANN-RAUCH, Renate. Histologie. 3. edition. Praha : Grada, 2012. 576 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3729-4.
- MESCHER, Anthony L. Junqueira's Basic Histology. 12. edition. United States : McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, 2009. 480 pp. ISBN 9780071630207.
