EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Tiny hairlike organelles called cilia cover many cells from single-celled microorganisms to mammalian tissue. Motile cilia beat actively generating cilia-driven flows.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cilia, tail-like projections found on the surface of cells, are perhaps best known as molecular flippers that help cells move around. Johns Hopkins researchers and colleagues have found a previously unrecognized role for tiny hair-like cell structures known as cilia: They help form our sense of touch.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cilia are tiny hairlike structures that have the capacity for movement. Cilia are often used to move things across the membrane rather than to move the entire cell although this does occur occasionally. A similar structure, called a flagella, is more often used to move the entire cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -The function of cilia is to move water relative to the cell in a regular movement of the cilia. This process can either result in the cell moving through the water, typical for many single-celled organisms, or in moving water and its contents across the surface of the cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -These tiny hairs wave back and forth, pulling in odor molecules and sending them to the brain for processing. Cilia also aid in moving dust and mucous out of your body, sweeping them from your nose down through the throat and the rest of the GI tract, where they can be flushed out of your system.