The Body Region Where a Ciliary Escalator Helps to Sweep

question 40

Multiple Choice

The body region where a ciliary escalator helps to sweep microbes trapped in mucus away from that body site is the

• A)skin.
• B)respiratory tract.
• C)digestive tract.
• D)urinary tract.
• E)eyes.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The inclination to seek out, understand, prefer, and remember data in a manner that affirms an individual's existing notions or assumptions.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to attribute their successes to internal or personal factors while attributing failures to external or situational factors.

Aversive Prejudice

Subtle, often unconscious prejudice that manifests in avoidance of certain groups or individuals, without overt hostility or hatred.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified generalized ideas about a group of people that often do not reflect reality and can result in unfair assumptions.