alleryStart learning →The epithelium of the nasal passages is described as essential to which function?
AFiltering urine
BStoring calcium
CSensing odors
DPumping blood
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Sensing odors
1. Different parts of the airway epithelium do different jobs.
2. The bronchial epithelium can metabolize some airborne carcinogens.
3. The nasal passages have their own epithelium.
4. The epithelium of the nasal passages is essential to sensing odors.
5. So the same tissue type serves smell in one place and metabolism in another.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 22 'The Respiratory System', sections 22.1-22.6_
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