Assertion: respiratory tract | /r/CapableOf | prevent infection
Facets:
value: by the secretion of mucus
type: MANNER
value: by the action of mucociliary clearance
type: MANNER
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.