Pars olfactoria mucosae nasi (SFLT)
Regio olfactoria - overview (HE)[edit | edit source]
Description: 1 – lumen of the nasal cavity, 2 – multi-row cylindrical epithelium, 3 – lamina propria, 4 – bone of the nasal septum, 5 – glandula olfactoria Bowmani – tuboalveolar mucous glands (arrows show its exit to the surface of the epithelium), 6 – vessels in the lamina propria, 7 – nerve fibers.
Mucous membrane in regio olfactoria – detail (HE)[edit | edit source]
Description: 1 – lumen of the nasal cavity, 2 – multi-row cylindrical epithelium, 3 - glandula olfactoria Bowmani – tuboalveolar mucous glands (the arrow points to its outlet on the surface of the epithelium), 4 – lamina propria, 5 – nuclei belonging to supporting cells of the epithelium, 6 – nuclei belonging to the basal cells of the epithelium, between them and the nuclei of the supporting cells are the nuclei of bipolar olfactory cells.
