Question

. What is ciliated columnar epithelium ?

Answer 1

Ciliated columnar epithelium :

1. The word ‘columnar’ means ‘pillar-like.’
2. Cells of columnar epithelium are tall. They are more in length than their width and look like pillars.
3. The nucleus of the cell is located at the base.
4. Sometimes the free ends have a brush-like border or hair-like projections on the outer surface of epithelial cells called cilia.
5. This type of columnar cell is called the ciliated columnar epithelium.

Location

1. It occurs in sperm ducts, uriniferous tubules, the lining of the respiratory tract, and oviducts.

Function

1. The cilia help to push the ovum in the oviduct and the respiratory tract, and the mucus helps trap dust particles and microbes.