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Body Regions > Head > Face > Nose > Nasal Mucosa
Sense Organs > Nose > Nasal Mucosa
Respiratory System > Nose > Nasal Mucosa

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Nasal Mucosa  

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Definition

  • The mucous lining of the NASAL CAVITY, including lining of the nostril (vestibule) and the OLFACTORY MUCOSA. Nasal mucosa consists of ciliated cells, GOBLET CELLS, brush cells, small granule cells, basal cells (STEM CELLS) and glands containing both mucous and serous cells. The ciliated mucoperostium lining of the MAXILLARY SINUS.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NSKN233T-X

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