2006-07-12 17:34:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Nancy F its psychology!!!!!!!!! your notvery nice. :(
2006-07-12 17:37:47 · update #1
Nasal mucus is mucus from the nose. Nasal mucus is produced by the nasal mucosa, and serves to protect the respiratory tract. Nasal mucus is produced continually, and most of it is swallowed unconsciously.
Increased mucus production in the respiratory tract is a symptom of many common diseases, such as the common cold. The presence of mucus in the nose and throat is normal, but increased quantities can impede comfortable breathing and must be cleared by blowing the nose or expectorating excess mucus from the back of the throat. Nasal mucus may also be removed by using traditional methods of nasal irrigation. In Western societies, it is more common to treat excess mucus with drugs such as decongestants.
In medical terminology, a piece of dry or semi-dry nasal mucus is known as a rhinolith. Rhinoliths form when the mucus traps dust and other particles in the air. Mucus dries around the particle and hardens, somewhat like a pearl forming in an oyster. Since catching foreign particles is one of the main functions of nasal mucus, the presence of rhinoliths is a good indicator of a properly functioning nose (as opposed to a "runny nose", which can indicate illness).
Dried nasal mucus is often removed by nose-picking, a common activity which is socially taboo in most cultures. The social taboos regarding nasal mucus have also led to a wide variety of slang terms for nasal mucus and rhinoliths, including "snot" for nasal mucus, and "boogers" (US) or "bogies" (UK) for rhinoliths.
2006-07-12 17:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why this category for your moronic question?
asking what a booger is is psychology? what, your going to analyze them by shape? And I am too nice lol.
and someone else said your mom is a booger... now that is not very nice
2006-07-12 17:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For some it is a projectile to be shot out of the nose. For most it is an impediment to breathing. For my boss it seems to be a handy snack
2006-07-12 17:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the green things in yr nose that sometimes come out hard n sometimes all gooey n liquidy
2006-07-12 17:36:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read an article once that kids that pic and eat it have higher immunity then kids that don't eat it
2006-07-12 17:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by Wendy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boogers are dried up snot! lol
2006-07-12 17:35:43 · answer #6 · answered by lsubetty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boogers are like Birthdays...the more you have the harder it is to breathe.....:)
2006-07-12 17:48:11 · answer #7 · answered by Gurn B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A great snack!
2006-07-12 19:17:44 · answer #8 · answered by NONAME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What your brain is made out of.
2006-07-12 17:37:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nasal mucous
2006-07-12 17:42:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋