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Last updated 30 March 2006

Nasal cavity (coronal section)
Nasal cavity (coronal section) Alcian blue. 12x
NC=nasal cavity NS=nasal septum
PS=paranasal sinuses T=turbinate bones
O=orbital cavity ACF=anterior cranial
fossa

Burkitt, Young, Heath (1993) Wheater's Functional
Histology 3rd Ed. Fig. 12.2, p. 223

 

Nasal mucosa
Nasal mucosa H&E. 200x
E=pseudostratified
columnar ciliated epith.		 M=mucous glands
V=venules S=serous glands

Burkitt, Young, Heath (1993) Wheater's Functional
Histology 3rd Ed. Fig. 12.3, p. 223

 

Olfactory mucosa
Olfactory mucosa (transition area) H&E. 500x
1=olfactory epithelium 2=surface mucus
3=nuclei of supportive
cells		 4=nuclei of olfactory
cells
5=nuclei of basal cells 6=lamina propria
7=olfactory (Bowman's)
glands		 8=arteriole
9=respiratory epithelium 10=cilia
11=goblet cells 12=ducts of olfactory
(Bowman's) glands
13=venule 14=olfactory nerves

Eroschenko (1993) di Fiore's Atlas of Histology 7th
Ed. Plate 81, Fig. 2, p. 213

Michael Tam (c) 1999