what is a booger made of?

Question

gross but worth thinking about, oh yeah?

Answer 1

mucus

Answer 2

Hey, get your finger outta there! Instead of picking them out, let's learn about those little blobs. Yeah, we're talking about boogers.

To understand what boogers are, you need to know about mucus (say: myoo-kus). Mucus is the sticky, slimy stuff that's made inside your nose. If you're like lot of kids, you have another name for nose mucus: snot. Your nose makes about a cupful (about 237 milliliters) of snot every day.

Mucus has a pretty important job - it protects the lungs. When you breathe in air through your nose, it contains lots of tiny things, like dust, dirt, germs, and pollen. If these made it all the way to the lungs, the lungs could get irritated or infected, making it be tough to breathe. Luckily, snot helps trap this stuff, keeping it in the nose and out of the lungs.

After this stuff gets stuck inside the nose, the mucus surrounds it and some of the tiny hairs inside the nose called cilia (say: sih-lee-uh). These hairs help move the mucus and the trapped stuff toward the front of the nose or the back of the throat. When the mucus, dirt and other debris dry and clump together, you're left with a booger. Boogers can be squishy and slimy or tough and crumbly. Everybody gets them, so they're not a big deal. In fact, boogers are a sign that your nose is working the way it should!

If you have to get rid of boogers, your best bet is to blow 'em out of your nose and into a tissue. Picking your nose isn't a great idea because boogers contain lots of germs and because poking around in your nose can make it bleed.

Answer 3

A booger (Mucus) is made of dust,and other things you've inhaled during the day(such as pollen,dirt and germs). Mucus is usually made every 10 minutes and your body makes nearly a cupful of mucus each and every day (Even more when you have a cold!)But don't be scared,boogers are actually a sign that your nose is healthy! But you might want to substitute your finger for a Kleenex next time you have a runny nose!

Answer 4

It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.

"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub."

"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."

"No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"

Answer 5

Its natuarl way of protecting your self from unwanted particles if any being inhaled in,by the body, by surrounding the foreign object with a mucus layer and trap it.Subsequently after it dries up , in normal course if not removed by hand its thrown away by the body in the form of Sneeze !!! Thoughasked for fun, This is the answer....I don't know weather it was gross or not!

Answer 6

A small peice of dust that has been surrounded by mucus. It works in a way similar to how a pearl is formed; when a peice of dust enters your nasal airway, it becomes surrounded by layers of mucus that often hardens.

Answer 7

Mooo Kus

Answer 8

mucus, dust (and other debris you've inhaled), and nose hairs

Answer 9

boo and ger likr how edgar is made of ed and ger

Answer 10

Dead brain cells!