part of part of has part has part has_part has characteristic develops from develops from directly develops from directly develops from columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell respiratory tract epithelial cell multiciliated epithelial cell respiratory tract multiciliated cell 2023-01-25T11:06:01Z respiratory ciliated cell ciliated cell of the respiratory tract respiratory multiciliated cell A multiciliated epithelial cell located in the respiratory tract epithelium, characterized by a columnar shape and motile cilia on its apical surface. This cell develops through a highly orchestrated process, transitioning from a basal progenitor via an intermediate deuterosomal cell stage that generates centrioles essential for ciliogenesis. deuterosomal cell motile cilium multiciliated tube respiratory tract proximo-distal subdivision of respiratory tract multicellular organism respiratory system respiratory tract epithelium