The complete statement is "The mucous membrane of the respiratory tract is composed of epithelial tissue and is ciliated in most portions of the conducting zone".
The epithelium is a type of body tissue that covers all of your internal and external body surfaces, lines body cavities, hollow organs, and is the main tissue in glands.
In conclusion, epithelial tissue completes the statement "The mucous membrane of the respiratory tract is composed ...".
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