MCQ
The function of tracheal hair is to:
  • Pass mucus out
  • B
    Pass mucus in
  • C
    Pass air out
  • D
    Pass air in

Answer

Correct option: A.
Pass mucus out
The innermost layer of trachea consists of ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium cells. On the surface of the columnar cells, long, hair$-$like cilia beat together to push mucus away from the lungs. It is expelled out during coughing.

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