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| − | '''Mucus''' is a slippery, viscous, water-based [[fluid]] produced by specialized mucous [[membrane]]s. Mucous membranes line the [[respiratory]], [[digestive]], and [[reproductive]] tracts. Mucus contains [[hydrophilic]] [[protein]]s, [[immunoglobulin]]s, [[enzyme]]s, and [[shed cell]]s, and serves a variety of functions in different circumstances. For example, mucus in the nose and respiratory tract serves to trap dust and other contaminants before they reach the [[lung]]s; in the gut it | + | '''Mucus''' is a [[slippery]], [[viscous]], water-based [[fluid]] produced by specialized [[mucous]] [[membrane]]s. Mucous membranes line the [[respiratory]], [[digestive]], and [[reproductive]] tracts. Mucus contains [[hydrophilic]] [[protein]]s, [[immunoglobulin]]s, [[enzyme]]s, and [[shed cell]]s, and serves a variety of functions in different circumstances. For example, mucus in the [[nose]] and [[respiratory tract]] serves to trap [[dust]] and other contaminants before they reach the [[lung]]s; in the [[gut]] it [[lubricate]]s the lining; in the [[female reproductive system]] tract, [[cervical]] mucus changes its properties during the [[menstrual cycle]] so as to promote or retard the passage of [[sperm]]. |
| − | [[Category:Physiology]] | + | ==See Also== |
| + | * [[Kapha]] ([[Water]] and [[Earth]] [[five elements|element]]) [[Dosha]] in [[Ayurvedic medicine]] | ||
| + | * [[Kapha disease]] | ||
| + | * [[Kapha emotion]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
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| + | [[Category : Kapha]] | ||
| + | [[Category : Kapha Emotions]] | ||
| + | [[Category : Kapha Diseases]] | ||
| + | [[Category : Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category : Symptoms]] | ||
| + | [[Category : Physiology]] | ||
Revision as of 15:14, January 2, 2015
Mucus is a slippery, viscous, water-based fluid produced by specialized mucous membranes. Mucous membranes line the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive tracts. Mucus contains hydrophilic proteins, immunoglobulins, enzymes, and shed cells, and serves a variety of functions in different circumstances. For example, mucus in the nose and respiratory tract serves to trap dust and other contaminants before they reach the lungs; in the gut it lubricates the lining; in the female reproductive system tract, cervical mucus changes its properties during the menstrual cycle so as to promote or retard the passage of sperm.