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Cilia are slender, microscopic, hair-like structures or organelles that extend from the surface of nearly all mammalian cells (multiple or single). They are primordial. The ciliary apparatus is connected to cell cycle progression and proliferation, and cilia play a vital part in human and animal development and in everyday life.
Cilia in the trachea are an important protective mechanism of the body and work to trap inhaled foreign particles, preventing them from becoming lodged in the lungs, explains EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica. When a particle is inhaled, the cilia of the trachea stop and move the object away from the lungs with a coordinated sweeping action. Continue Reading.