The Advantages of Pseudo-Stradified Cells

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The mucus captures anything that it doesn't want to get down to the lungs. And then the cilia beats it up into your pharynx so that you can swallow it or spit it out. Excalator: The best answer I've been able to find for this is that being pseudo-stradified actually provides a slightly better layer of defense because the cells tend to be slightly overlapping.

One of the four tissue types of the body, epithelia lines and protects our organs from the external and internal environment. In this episode, Dr Matt & Dr Mike explain how the different shape and layers of epithelia tell you what function it performs (form = functions) and highlight examples in the body where you can find each type. They also explore cancer, metaplasia, dysplasia, and Dr Matt's mums skin cancer diagnosis and surgery.

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