For some people, the classic symptoms of a sinus infection, including nasal congestion and discharge, are also accompanied by ...

Schematic of the lung epithelium: The figure shows how cells with cilia (green) work together with mucus-forming cells (yellow, purple) to effectively remove pathogens from the lung. Disclaimer ...

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a set of diseases caused by defects in cilia-driven mucus flow ... disorientation after first impeding ciliary movement 11, arguing that disorientation is ...

For a long time, almost all attention was on the motile cilia because their function was readily observable. But scientists, starting with Alexander Kowalevsky had reported the presence of single ...

They cause an inordinate amount of damage to the inside of our nose. The little mucus membranes and the cilia, the little hair cells that make that mucus blanket flow in the back that you can ...

Cilia are small hairs which beat to push the mucus back up the trachea so it can ... trachea Bell jar/chest cavity Air tight Unable to move, the ribs can move up and out to increase the volume ...