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The 23 pages that link to Mucus, each with the reason it gives.

• Filter feedingRelated: Sticky mucus traps suspended particles in several filter-feeding animals.

• Mucociliary clearanceRelated: Its properties determine how well trapped material can be transported by cilia.

• CiliaRelated: Airway cilia move the mucus layer that captures particles and microbes.

• Cleaner fishRelated: For some cleaners, mucus is tempting food but its removal can injure clients.

• Cervical mucusNarrower topic: Cervical mucus is a reproductive-tract example of this secretion.

• Mucous membraneRelated: This secretion coats the membrane and traps particles while limiting tissue abrasion.

• Golgi apparatusRelated: Golgi compartments extensively modify and package mucins before secretion.

• RegurgitationCompared with: Mucus brought up from the airways is not digestive material regurgitated from the stomach.

• Sea slugRelated: Sea-slug mucus can aid movement and carry chemical signals or defensive compounds.

• ClownfishRelated: Clownfish skin mucus helps prevent their hosts’ stinging cells from firing against them.

• SlugRelated: Slug mucus reduces friction, aids adhesion, and helps limit injury during movement.

• Olfactory systemRelated: Nasal mucus dissolves odorants before they reach receptor proteins.

• Respiratory syncytial virusRelated: Airway mucus and swelling can obstruct the narrow bronchioles during severe RSV illness.

• Cornu aspersumRelated: Its mucus supports locomotion and helps limit injury and water loss.

• BronchitisRelated: Bronchial inflammation can increase mucus production and make coughing productive.

• ChymeRelated: Stomach mucus protects the lining from acidic chyme and digestive enzymes.

• Sea snailRelated: Foot mucus reduces friction and can help sea snails adhere to surfaces.

• Land snailRelated: Snail mucus reduces friction and helps the foot adhere to uneven surfaces.

• Arnold EhretRelated: Ehret’s dietary theory treated mucus as a broad cause of illness, beyond its established physiological roles.

• Bodily secretionsBroader topic: Mucus traps particles and reduces friction across respiratory, digestive, and other surfaces.

• Fluids and SecretionsBroader topic: Mucus traps particles and shields surfaces in the respiratory and digestive tracts.

• Harderian glandRelated: Mucous components in some species’ glandular secretions help protect nearby eye surfaces.

• Runny noseRelated: Changes in its amount and consistency shape nasal discharge.