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NASAL GLANDS [2 records]

Record 1 2022-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Nose (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The respiratory area [of the nasal cavity] is large and covered by pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium supported by subjacent lamina propria containing numerous nasal glands (serous and mucous) and cavernous vascular plexuses.

OBS

nasal glands; glandulae nasales: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Nez (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

glandes nasales : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

glandulae nasales : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

They all possess large nasal glands, known as salt glands, which remove the excess salt from the blood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Les glandes nasales, relativement développées, sont aussi appelées glandes à sel puisque leur fonction est d'éliminer l'excès de sel présent dans le sang.

Spanish

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