Name: | olfactory epithelium |
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Synonyms: | nasal epithelium, nasal sensory epithelium |
Definition: | Nasal epithelium wherein ciliated olfactory receptor neurons, supporting cells, and basal cells are located. The olfactory epithelium bowl-shaped structures surrounding the lumen of the olfactory pit. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000554] |
Name: | ciliated olfactory receptor neuron |
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Synonyms: | ciliated olfactory sensory neuron, ciliated sensory neuron |
Definition: | An olfactory receptor cell in which the apical ending of the dendrite is a pronounced ciliated olfactory knob. The soma is located basally in the olfactory epithelium. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009358] |