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jenna1

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Liver cells combine carbon dioxide with ammonia to create which water-soluble compound that is excreted from the body?
 
  A) ureta B) urea C) urine D) uremic acid

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Explain how the mucociliary escalator helps prevenoreign material from getting into the lungs.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

Mucus is sticky and traps foreign particles. Then the cilia sweep the mucus out and away from the lungs.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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