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olfactory organ

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An organ that houses olfactory neurons and is responsible for the sense of smell. Examples include the vertebrate nose and the Drosophila dorsal organ.

Term info

Label

olfactory organ

Synonyms
  • main olfactory organ
  • olfactory neuroepithelium
  • olfactory organ
  • olfactory sense organ
  • olfactory sensory organ
  • organ olfactus
  • organum olfactorium
  • primary olfactory organ
database cross reference
Subsets

functional_classification

editor note

An olfactory organ overlaps with the olfactory system, because some parts of the nose (e.g. nasal skeleton) are parts of the skeletal system, which is spatially disjoint

external ontology notes

fma general anatomical term. xao has no subtypes (but Johnstons organ develops from this). An olfactory organ overlaps with the olfactory system, because some parts of the nose (e.g. nasal skeleton) are parts of the skeletal system, which is spatially disjoint

id

UBERON:0002268

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl

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