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B
Ciliated cells
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C
Mast cells
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D
Goblet cells
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The correct option is B Ciliated cells The nasal cavity is lined by the respiratory mucosa that contains a ciliated, pseudostratified columnar epithelium on its surface. The ciliated, pseudostratified columnar epithelium of the respiratory mucosa is composed of five cell types:
Ciliated cells, tall columnar cells with cilia, that project into the mucus covering the surface of the epithelium.
Goblet cells that synthesise and secrete mucus.
Brush cells, a general name for those cells in the respiratory tract, that bear short, blunt microvilli.
Small granule cells (Kulchitsky cells) that resemble basal cells but contain secretory granules. These are enteroendocrine cells of the APUD system.
Basal cells, stem cells from which the other cell types arise.