What does the tar in cigarettes do to the cilia in your body
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2007-11-12 17:56:29
Answer:
ok, picture this, a bird flew into the ocean after an oil spill, the feathers got so weighed down the bird couldnt fly and drowned..ok, the cilia in your trachea is like feathers, it catches foreign matter before getting into the lungs, it waves up and down and tar, likely to the oil spill, adheres to the ''feathers''(cilia) matting it down to where it isnt protecting the lungs any more..understand?
The tar from nicotine is a sticky substance and as such, it coats the fine hairs (cilia) inside the windpipe and lungs, so that dust isn't cleared from the lungs.
The tar coats your lungs so germs can't infect you.
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