MeSH definition : The mucous membrane lining the RESPIRATORY TRACT, including the NASAL CAVITY; the
LARYNX; the TRACHEA; and the BRONCHI tree. The respiratory mucosa consists of various
types of epithelial cells ranging from ciliated columnar to simple squamous, mucous
GOBLET CELLS, and glands containing both mucous and serous cells.;
The mucous membrane lining the RESPIRATORY TRACT, including the NASAL CAVITY; the
LARYNX; the TRACHEA; and the BRONCHI tree. The respiratory mucosa consists of various
types of epithelial cells ranging from ciliated columnar to simple squamous, mucous
GOBLET CELLS, and glands containing both mucous and serous cells.