Respiratory Cilia (Medical Definition) | Quick Explainer Video

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What are Cilia? What is their role in the lungs? This video covers the medical definition and provides a brief overview of this topic.

➡️ Mucociliary Escalator
As we breathe, our lungs take in oxygen while removing carbon dioxide. This process is known as gas exchange and is a requirement for survival. Each breath that we take exposes our lungs to potential germs and debris from the environment which could pose a threat to our health. This is where mucus and tiny hairlike structures known as cilia play a role as the first-line defense against these foreign materials. Otherwise, particles could enter the lungs and lead to different types of infections or diseases. Each microscopic cilia structure is covered with mucus and this combination is known as the mucociliary escalator.

➡️ Cilia Definition
When debris and potentially dangerous materials enter the airways during inhalation, they get trapped by cilia rather than continuing to travel throughout the lungs into the body. Cilia structures are very mobile which allows them to move mucus and trapped debris upward back towards the pharynx so that is can be coughed up for removal. Without cilia, our lungs would constantly be exposed to millions of potentially harmful viruses and bacteria during normal breathing. Every time you may become sick with a cold, the mucus that you're coughing up is thanks to the mucociliary escalator which is protecting your lungs from harmful substances.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Mucociliary Escalator
1:10 - Cilia Definition

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Thanks so much for this it really helped me with homework ❤

Susie-hu
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simple explanation.Easy to understand, thanks for keeping it simple and clear

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Praise to allah who create cilia inside our respiratory system

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Oh I have Primary Ciliary Diskenesia!!! I know what they are and what they do!!!!

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My were all damaged though a fire in a home fire place...I could not swallow for months, then when the Dr entered my esophagus...he 'ripped' it...and once again I could not swallow for quite some time... I have all the worse symptoms....Pneumonia, 4 Emphysema, NEVER smoked....EVER...
most tragic for me ...it took years of 'not knowing why I started to chok, could not eat crackers or salad green....I had developed from this ordeal and Rat poison my manager had sprayed all over my little home... SCHATZKI's

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