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Bowman gland ol·fac·to·ry glands [TA] branched tubuloalveolar serous secreting glands (of Bowman) in the mucous membrane of the olfactory region of the nasal cavity. Synonym(s): glandulae olfactoriae [TA], Bowman glandBowman glandAny of the olfactory glands, or branched tubuloalveolar glands located in the lamina propria of the olfactory membrane. Mucus from these glands keeps the olfactory surface moist. See also: Bowman, Sir WilliamBowman, Sir William, English ophthalmologist, anatomist, and physiologist, 1816-1892. Bowman capsule - the expanded beginning of a nephron. Synonym(s): glomerular capsuleBowman disk - disk resulting from transverse segmentation of striated muscular fiber treated with weak acids, certain alkaline solutions, or freezing.Bowman eye knifeBowman glandBowman iris needleBowman iris scissorsBowman lacrimal dilatorBowman lacrimal probeBowman membrane - Synonym(s): anterior limiting layer of corneaBowman muscle - Synonym(s): ciliary muscleBowman probe - a double-ended probe for the lacrimal duct.Bowman space - the slitlike space between the visceral and parietal layers of the capsule of the renal corpuscle. Synonym(s): capsular spaceBowman strabismus scissorsBowman theory - that urine is formed by passive filtration through the glomeruli and secretion by the epithelium of the tubules. |