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The olfactory mucosa is located in the upper region of the nasal cavity and is made up of the olfactory epithelium and the underlying lamina propria connective tissue containing fibroblasts blood vessels Bowman’s glands and bundles of fine axons from the olfactory neurons.The mucus protects the olfactory epithelium and allows odors to dissolve so that they can be detected by olfactory receptor neurons.

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