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What is the role of goblet cells in pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelial tissue of the upper respiratory tract?.

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Goblet cells are unicellular intraepithelial mucin-secreting glands scattered within simple epithelia, such as cuboidal, columnar, and pseudostratified epithelia. ... Their role is to protect the surface of epithelium, lubricate it, and catch harmful particles.