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Symposium continued. Nasal mucous transport and our ambient air
Author(s) -
Proctor Donald F.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198301000-00011
Subject(s) - mucociliary clearance , nose , airway , air pollutants , air movement , secretion , relative humidity , medicine , anatomy , anesthesia , biology , lung , air pollution , meteorology , geography , ecology
The nose usually serves to conduct air in and out of the lungs; but it also defends the body against airborne noxious materials and modifies the physical condition of inspired air prior to its arrival in the lungs. A major factor in these physiological functions is mucociliary clearance which depends on the secretion of airway secretions and ciliary activity. This function is impaired by certain air pollutants, but not by relative humidity or temperature of the ambient air.