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Epithelial cells with cilia are found in the ___of our body.


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Epithelium:

  1. The epithelium is the outermost protective covering in most organs and cavities within the body.
  2. Cilia are hair-like minute structures lining the surface of a cell.
  3. In the respiratory tract, columnar epithelial tissue has hair-like projections cilia that move and are thus ciliated with columnar epithelium.
  4. The movement of cilia pushes the mucus forward from the tract.

Final Answer: Epithelial cells with cilia are found in the respiratory tract of our body.


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