Write a note on ciliated epithelium.

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Write a note on ciliated epithelium.


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Location: 

It is found in inner lining of buccal cavity of frog, nasal cavity, trachea, oviduct of vertebrates, etc. 

Structure: 

1. Cells of this tissue are cuboidal or columnar. 

2. Free ends of cells are broad while narrow ends rest on a basement membrane. 

3. The free ends of the cell show hair-like cilia. 

4. The nucleus is oval and placed at basal end of the cell. 

Function: To create a movement of materials that comes in contact with the epithelium, in a specific direction. This aids in functions like prevention of entry of foreign particles in the trachea, pushing of the ovum through the oviduct, etc.

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