Respiratory (3)

Diagram illustrating the respiratory mucosa, which comprises a layer of pseudostratified columnar epithelium. Ciliated cells, characterized by hair-like cilia projecting from their surface, and goblet cells, filled with mucus, are depicted. The mucosa rests on a basement membrane and contains nuclei.

Horizontal diagram illustrating respiratory mucosa. Tan columnar cells, each containing a central circle, are arranged in a row; some are interspersed with green goblet cells filled with small white circles. Fine brown filaments (cilia) project from the top of the columnar cells. A pale green layer sits above the cells, a pink layer sits below. The image is contained within a white rectangle.

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