cilia
Noun
The word is derived from cilium
Meaning
The eyelashes.
Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.
Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
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All these larvae are bilaterally symmetrical and have bands of cilia with which they swim and some, usually known as 'pluteus' larvae, have arms.
An inability of cells to use centrioles to make functional cilia and flagella has been linked to a number of genetic and developmental diseases.
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2003;284(1):C2–C15 As cilia cannot effectively move in a thick, viscous environment, mucociliary clearance is deficient and a buildup of mucus occurs, clogging small airways.
A fertilized ovum may not reach the uterus if the cilia are unable to move it there.
As cilia degenerate the amount of time it takes for the fertilized egg to reach the uterus will increase.
Bryozoan larvae vary in form, but all have a band of cilia round the body which enables them to swim, a tuft of cilia at the top, and an adhesive sac that everts and anchors them when they settle on a surface.