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The 25 pages that link to Mucociliary clearance, each with the reason it gives.

• Cystic fibrosisRelated: Dehydrated mucus in cystic fibrosis resists transport, allowing pathogens and secretions to accumulate.

• FlagellumRelated: Eukaryotic cilia, rather than flagella, use related bending machinery to move airway mucus.

• CiliaNarrower topic: This is the larger clearance process in which airway cilia perform their role.

• MucusRelated: In airways, cilia move mucus and its captured material out of the lungs.

• Respiratory systemRelated: It clears inhaled debris from conducting airways before it reaches the alveoli.

• Mucous membraneRelated: In airways, this process continually removes material caught on the membrane.

• Nasal cavityRelated: Cilia move particles caught in nasal mucus toward the throat for removal.

• Common coldRelated: This airway defense helps remove viruses and mucus from infected passages.

• CoughRelated: Coughing supplements this slower system when mucus or particles need rapid removal.

• TracheaRelated: Cilia in the tracheal lining sweep trapped particles upward toward the throat.

• Nasal mucosaRelated: Nasal cilia move particle-trapping mucus toward the throat for removal.

• Chronic rhinosinusitisRelated: Impaired clearance can allow mucus to accumulate in inflamed sinuses.

• Cough reflexRelated: Coughing supplements this slower system when material needs rapid removal.

• BronchiectasisRelated: Damage to airway clearance leaves mucus pooled in bronchiectatic airways.

• Eustachian tubeRelated: It helps move middle-ear secretions toward the nasopharynx.

• BronchusRelated: Bronchial mucus and cilia help remove inhaled debris from the lungs.

• Postnasal dripRelated: This normal clearance system moves nasal mucus toward the throat.

• NostrilRelated: It removes material deposited after air passes through the nostrils.

• Respiratory diseaseRelated: Impaired clearance lets pathogens and particles remain in the airways.

• Respiratory mucosaRelated: It is the main transport process that removes particles trapped by respiratory mucus.

• Bodily secretionsRelated: This coordinated secretion-and-transport system helps keep the lungs clear.

• Human noseRelated: This defense system carries inhaled debris out of the nasal passages.

• Nose (anatomy)Related: Nasal mucus traps inhaled particles, and cilia help remove them.

• Respiratory tract infectionRelated: This defense helps remove inhaled pathogens before they establish infection.

• SneezeRelated: It provides a slower airway-cleaning process alongside the rapid sneeze.