Page 100 - Miracles in Our Bodies

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pipe.
Once this foreign matter is drawn up to the
throat, you naturally feel the need to swallow it. So
all the foreign matter that could harm your health is
passed to the stomach, where it is disintegrated and
destroyed by the gastric juice.
The cilia placed in the windpipe do not have
eyes to see, nor do they have brains to give them in-
tellectual ability. Still they can determine the posi-
tion of the pharynx, which is too far from
themselves in comparison with their sizes. Besides,
being aware of the possible harm of foreign matter,
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