Cilia


 * Cilia **

Cilia are organelles that are located outside the eukaryote cells. They are shaped like tubes strings that are attached to the outer area of eukaryote cells. There are two types of Cilia, //Motile Cilia//, and //Primary Cilia//. Their function is to cooperate with flagella in order to make a group of organelles that are known as Undulipodia. Eukaryote Cilia are a lot similar to Eukaryote flagella, but may be somewhat different based on function and/or length. Cilia are rare in most plants.
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**Motile Cilia:** Larger eukaryotes (mammals for example), have motile cilia as well. Motile cilia are normally present on a cell's surface in high numbers and beat in coordinated waves. In humans, motile cilia are found at the windpipe lining up where they sweep off dust, dirt, mucus, and germs out of the body's lungs. In female mammals, the cilia's beatings in Fallopian Tubes moves the Ovum from the Ovary to the Uterus in order for a baby to be developed. Cilliates are known to be microscopic organisms that possess motile cilia exclusively and uses them for locomotion or simply move liquid over their surface.

**Primary Cilia:** Primary Cilia are also known as Immobile Cilia. Primary cilia can be found in almost any cell in the human body. in comparison with their mobile counterparts, primaries normally occur one per cell. Almost all mammal like cells have a single primary cell, examples of primary types can be found in sensory organs like noses or eyes. Even though they were discovered in 1898, people extremely ignored them until the 1990's.

**Ciliopaty**: There is a known type of genetic disorders called Ciliopathy. They are human genetic mutations related to cilia that causes diseases that can affect and/or threaten the development of an child. Lacking enough functional cilium can lead to ectopic pregnancy in female Fallopian tubes. Known diseases include "Primary Cilia Dyskinesia", "Bardet-Biedl syndrome", "Nephronophtisis", and "Poly-cystic Kidney Disease".

Made by James Barbre who's likely to fail this badly and not get "running start" T_T

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