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Assertion : Ciliated epithelium is prese...

Assertion : Ciliated epithelium is present in the inner lining of trachea and large bronchi.
Reason : Ciliary movement propel the mucus and foreign particle toward the larynx.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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B
Tracha and large bronci are lined by pascudostraified culiated columnar epithelium bearing glandular cells (mucous gland ). The secretion of of mucous glands keeps the walls of trachea and large bronchi moist and traps dust particles which the air . The vibratile cilia of the epithelim then carry the mucous containing dust paricles upto the larynx wher they can be spietted out .
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