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Mucous membranes.
Mucous membranes.
Mucous membranes.
== == The secretion itself is spelled "mucus". The membranes that secrete mucus are called the "mucous membranes", hence the difference in the two spellings. It *is* confusing since they are both pronounced the same way.
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Mucous membranes.
Mucous membranes.
Mucous membranes.
Mucous Membrane
Are mucous membranes sterile
Mucous membranes or mucosae are "wet" membranes. This is because they are continously bathed by secretions, except the mucous membranes of the urinary tract that is continously bathed with urine. Mucous, serous, and synovial
Vesicants
Mucus membranes line the nose and throat.Some creams ,such as Sudocream carry a warning not to get any on the mucus membranes,they mean the nose and mouth/throat.They are found in your nose and in your mouth also around your eyesMucous membranes are tissues that line body cavities or canals such as the throat, nose, mouth, urethra, rectum, and vagina. Mucous membranes produce a thick, slippery liquid called mucus that protects the membranes and keeps them moist. Mucous may refer to: * The adjectival form of mucus, a slippery secretion of the lining of various membranes in the body
believe it or not, mucous membranes secrete mucous. It helps protect the respiratory system (or whichever system the mucous membrane you're referring to is in).
Mucous membranes do this by producing a fluid called mucous.
== == The secretion itself is spelled "mucus". The membranes that secrete mucus are called the "mucous membranes", hence the difference in the two spellings. It *is* confusing since they are both pronounced the same way.
Mucous membranes.