Care of the Patient with a Respiratory Disorder Nursing Test Bank
.What is the purpose of the cilia? a. Warm and moisturize inhaled air b. Sweep debris toward nasal cavity c. Stimulate cough reex d. Produce mucus ANS: B The cilia are ne hairlike processes on the outer surfaces of small cells that produce a motion that sweeps the debris toward the nasal cavity. Large particles that are swept away stimulate the cough reex, but not the cilia themselves
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NUR 130
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care of the patient with a respiratory disorder