Explain how the mucociliary escalator helps prevenoreign material from getting into the lungs

What will be an ideal response?


Mucus is sticky and traps foreign particles. Then the cilia sweep the mucus out and away from the lungs.

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During _________________, Class A foam is used as a protective barrier to cover a structure that is in the path of a fast-moving wildland fire

a. structure fires b. rubbish fires c. chemical fires d. wildland/urban interface fires

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