mucous blanket

Japanese: mucous blancket(英語表記)mucousblancket
mucous blanket

…Respiratory epithelium is characterized by ciliated cells with cilia that move in a certain direction. On top of the cilia is a thin layer of mucus called the mucus blanket (Figure 4). In the nasal cavity, the mucus blanket moves backwards at a speed of about 1 cm per minute due to ciliary movement. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mucous blanket" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…呼吸上皮の特徴は,一定の方向に運動する繊毛を有する繊毛細胞である。繊毛の上面には薄い粘液の層があって,これを粘液ブランケットmucous blancketという(図4)。鼻腔では繊毛運動によって,1分間約1cmの速度で粘液ブランケットが後方へと移動する。…

※「mucous blancket」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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