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Who produces mucus in windpipe of human beings?

Trachea is the windpipe of human beings. It is a long tube made up of C-shaped hyaline cartilage that is lined by pseudo stratified ciliated columnar epithelium. This epithelium found in the traches is responsible for producing mucus in the windpipe. The mucus purifies the air first and then sends the pure air to lungs.


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