How do the lungs get rid of the particles in the air that are trapped in the lungs?

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How do the lungs get rid of the particles in the air that are trapped in the lungs?

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You have mucus that traps the particles and hairlike projections called cilia that beat in a way to force the particles upwards so that they can be cleared or swallowed.

Note the not everything can be cleared and some things will stay forever and possibly form scar tissue.

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