Cilia are microscopic hairs which are found in the mucus membranes of the respiratory tract, for example the nasal cavity and the bronchi. They create small motions which push mucus and pathogens it has trapped out of the respiratory organs. Mucus may then be expelled from the body 9e.g. by blowing the nose) or swallowed and digested in the stomach.
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