olfactory region
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olfactory epithelium — n the nasal mucosa containing olfactory cells * * * a type of pseudostratified epithelium that lines the olfactory region of the nasal cavity and contains olfactory receptors. Schematic diagram of the receptors in the olfactory epithelium … Medical dictionary
olfactory placode — n a thick plate of cells derived from the neural ectoderm in the head region of the vertebrate embryo and developing into the olfactory region of the nasal cavity … Medical dictionary
Olfactory system — The olfactory system is the sensory system used for olfaction, or the sense of smell. Most mammals and reptiles have two distinct parts to their olfactory system: a main olfactory system and an accessory olfactory system. The main olfactory… … Wikipedia
Olfactory mucosa — Latin pars olfactoria tunicae mucosae nasi The olfactory mucosa is located in the upper region of the nasal cavity and is made up of the olfactory epithelium and the underlying lamina propria, connective tissue containing fibroblasts, blood… … Wikipedia
Olfactory bulb — Brain: Olfactory bulb Vesalius Fabrica, 1543. Olfactory Bulbs and Olfactory tracts outlined in red … Wikipedia
region — 1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body. SEE ALSO: space, zone. 2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special … Medical dictionary
Olfactory trigone — Brain: Olfactory trigone Scheme of rhinencephalon. (Olfactory trigone not labeled, but region is visible at bottom left, between anterior perforated substance and olfactory tract.) … Wikipedia
olfactory peduncle — in comparative neuroanatomy, the olfactory stalk, especially the region of its attachment to the cerebral hemisphere … Medical dictionary
Anterior olfactory nucleus — Brain: Anterior olfactory nucleus Human brainstem anterior view (Anterior olfactory nucleus is not labeled, but region is visible at center top, approximately between the 2 and the 3 .) Latin … Wikipedia
sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… … Universalium
