Airway Clearance. Respiratory health depends on consistent clearance of airway secretions. Normal airway clearance is accomplished by two important mechanisms: the mucociliary clearance (MCC) system and the ability to cough. Impaired MCC is linked to poor lung function in a broad range of diseases and disabilities.
The xylem and phloem carry water and nutrients throughout a plant while the veins and arteries carry blood in a body. The xylem and phloem transport things up and down and veins and arteries carry blood to and from the heart.
Roots have hairs on the tips that soak up the water and they then soak the water up the plant and then the water is transported to the other veins in the leaf.