Question

Where is ciliated epithelium found and what role does it play?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Firstly, let us break down the components:

A cilia is a hair-like structure positioned on a tissue for locomotive purposes

Epithelium is a type of tissue

Therefore, a ciliated epithelium is a kind of tissue that contains hair-like structures called cilia for locomotion. They can be found in our respiratory tracts lining, the fallopian tube of human females, brain etc. where they mainly perform the function of moving particles.

They help move foreign particles like dust from our respiratory tracts, they help move the egg from the ovary to the uterus of women, they also move cerebral spinal fluid in the brain.

Ciliated epithelium contains goblet cells, that secretes mucous to provide the moist medium for locomotion