A sensory epithelium inside the nasal cavity that is responsible for detecting odors[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfactory_epithelium ]
Synonyms: olfactory sensory epithelium sensory olfactory epithelium olfactory membrane main olfactory epithelium nasal cavity olfactory epithelium
Term information
- UMLS:C0599332 (ncithesaurus:Olfactory_Epithelium)
- BIRNLEX:2703
- BTO:0000108
- CALOHA:TS-0703
- EHDAA:4774
- ZFA:0000554
- EHDAA2:0001228
- EFO:0001972
- Wikipedia:Olfactory_epithelium
- FMA:64803
- MA:0001325
- VHOG:0000985
- SCTID:37623003
- AAO:0010158
- MAT:0000445
- EMAPA:17606
- NCIT:C33203
- TAO:0000554
- neuronames:1900 (BIRNLEX:2703)
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Sensory lining of the medial wall, roof and anterior aspects of the main olfactory cavity (cavum principale).[AAO]
nasal sensory epithelium
MOE
pseudostratified main olfactory epithelium
nasal epithelium
Term relations
- sensory epithelium
- nasal cavity epithelium
- contributes to morphology of some olfactory system
- capable of part of some detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell
- part of some somatic nervous system
- has part some olfactory epithelial supporting cell
- site_of some neurogenesis
- immediate transformation of some primitive olfactory epithelium