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what is cerumen?
how is it produced?
why is it there?
how is it produced?
why is it there?
The part of the canal nearest the outside is made of cartilage covered with skin that produces cerumen (wax) from modified sweat glands (ceruminous glands).
Small hairs in the canal, with the wax, provide a barrier to dust, pollen and other
small foreign bodies.
Small hairs in the canal, with the wax, provide a barrier to dust, pollen and other
small foreign bodies.
