Assertion: respiratory tract | /r/CapableOf | function as barrier
Facets:
value: to foreign particles
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to potential pathogens
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It also functions as a barrier to potential pathogens and foreign particles, preventing infection and tissue injury by the secretion of mucus and the action of mucociliary clearance.