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Question 82

Spot the airway-cell error: a learner says microvilli beat to move mucus and trapped particles toward the throat. Which structures actually perform that movement?

  1. Dendrites
  2. Flagella
  3. CiliaCorrect answer
  4. Microvilli

Explanation

Cilia beat in coordinated waves on airway epithelial cells, moving mucus and trapped particles toward the throat. Microvilli increase surface area and do not beat, so they cannot provide the described transport.

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