What is ciliated tissue? Is it epithelial? Can paramoecium be an example?

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Ciliated tissues are epithelium that lines the outermost and innermost layer of the body surface. Ciliated epithelium is composed of one or two layers of cells separated by a very less intercellular space. These tissues contain several hair like protrusion called cilia. This epithelium is mostly present in nasal cavity, uterus and fallopian tubule. Paramoecium also have cilia surrounding its body.

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