where do they come from?
2006-10-08 12:44:02 · 5 answers · asked by kait 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
nose and ears respectively...dried mucous and naturally occurring ear wax...it helps to trap the grungy bits that might get into your nostrils and ears...kinda icky stuff but natural...just blow your nose regularly and clean out your ears but not too deeply or vigorously...
2006-10-08 12:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by tigerlily_catmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are secreted by specialized glands in the nose and the ear. The canal leading to the eardrum is lined with hairs and ceruminous glands that secrete a substance that mixes with sebum to form earwax. "Boogers" come from the nasal mucous glands lining the nasal walls.
2006-10-08 19:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by sporkscalamity 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dried mucous.
2006-10-08 19:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by nancy e 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are produced by mucous membranes that, ironically, are supposed to PROTECT us from infection from bacteria and viruses.
2006-10-08 19:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are produced by the mucous membranes.
2006-10-08 19:46:02 · answer #5 · answered by painfulmisery 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋