GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EPITHELIUM

CILIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the difference between the cilia and flagella?
A
Cilia are short, hair like appendages extending from the surface of a living cell. Flagella are long, threadlike appendages on the surface of a living cell.
B
Eukaryotic cilia and flagella are motile organelles built on a scaffold of doublet microtubules and powered by dynein ATPase motors.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cilia are short, hair like appendages extending from the surface of a living cell. Flagella are long, threadlike appendages on the surface of a living cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cilia and flagella are fundamental units of motion in cellular biology. These beating, hair-like organelles share a common basic structure but maintain widely varying functions in systems ranging from the isolated flagella of swimming algae to the dense ciliary carpets that pump fluid in the brains of mammals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cilia are small, slender, hair-like structures present on the surface of all mammalian cells. They are primitive in nature and could be single or many. Cilia play a major role in locomotion. They are also involved in mechanoreception. The organisms that possess cilia are known as ciliates.

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