Nasal glands explained

Nasal glands
Latin:	glandula nasales
Nerve:	Facial nerve ^[1]

The nasal glands are the seromucous glands in the respiratory region of the nasal mucous membrane.^[2] The three major types of nasal glands are anterior serous glands, seromucous glands, and Bowman glands.^[3]

Glands

Anterior serous glands

The anterior nasal glands help moisturize the nasal mucosa.

Seromucous glands

The seromucous glands are found primarily in the anterior nasal cavity, and they are also found within the nasal cavity.

Bowman glands

The Bowman glands are serous glands that help the olfactory region with smelling.

Notes

1. Medical Definition
2. Pediatric Otolaryngology

Notes and References

1. Book: Wesker. Karl. Voll. Markus. Schumacher. Udo. Schulte. Erik. Schünke. Michael. Prometheus LernAtlas der Anatomie: Kopf, Hals und Neuroanatomie. 2012. 121. Thieme . 978-3-13-139543-6.
2. Web site: Naasal Glands. mediLexicon. 3 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804045644/http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=37182. 4 August 2016. dead.
3. Book: Bluestone, Charles. Pediatric otolaryngology. 2002. Elsevier Health Sciences. 0-7216-9197-8.