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Award: 6.25 out of 6.25 points
All of the following are functions of mucus and mucous membranes except:
 Trap microbes.
 Destroy pathogens.
 Inhibit pathogens from progressing.
✓  Initiate tissue repair.
Mucus traps microbes. Mucus, tears, and saliva contain lysozymes to destroy pathogens.
Deep to the mucous membranes is loose areolar connective tissue with fibers to hamper
the progress of pathogens.
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