olfactory mucous membrane
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Mucous membrane of nose — Latin tunica mucosa nasi, membrana mucosa nasi Gray s subject #223 996 The nasal mucous membrane lines the nasal cavities, and is intimately adherent to the periosteum or perichondrium. It is continuou … Wikipedia
Mucous membrane — Layers: serosa longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus circular muscle submucosal plexus submucosal mucosal … Wikipedia
Olfactory epithelium — Section of the olfactory mucous membrane. Plan of olfactory neurons … Wikipedia
Olfactory glands — Section of the olfactory mucous membrane. Latin glandulae olfactoriae Gray s … Wikipedia
olfactory cell — n a sensory cell specialized for the reception of sensory stimuli caused by odors specif any of the spindle shaped neurons that are buried in the nasal mucous membrane of vertebrates and that have a round nucleus and two slender processes of… … Medical dictionary
olfactory organ — n an organ of chemical sense that receives stimuli interpreted as odors from volatile and soluble substances in low dilution, that lies in the walls of the upper part of the nasal cavity, and that forms a mucous membrane continuous with the rest… … Medical dictionary
olfactory cells — olfactory receptor cells a set of specialized, fusiform nerve cells with large nuclei, embedded among the epithelial cells in the mucous membrane of the nose; they carry impulses from the olfactory receptors to the glomeruli in the olfactory bulb … Medical dictionary
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
olfactory membrane — the olfactory portion of the mucous membrane lining the nasal fossa … Medical dictionary
olfactory organ — noun the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals he has a cold in the nose • Syn: ↑nose • Derivationally related forms: ↑nose (for: ↑nose) • … Useful english dictionary
olfactory cell — noun : a sensory cell specialized for the reception of sensory stimuli caused by odors; specifically : one of the spindle shaped nerve cells buried in the nasal mucous membrane of vertebrates, each having a round nucleus and two slender processes … Useful english dictionary
