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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.  inflammation   
Examples Goblet Cells; Olfactory Mucosa 		Other names Nasal Epithelium; Schneiderian Membranes; Mucosa, Nasal; Membranes, Schneiderian; Membrane, Schneiderian; Epithelium, Nasal; Schneiderian Membrane

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