Anatomy

Olfactory Nerve

The 1st cranial nerve. The olfactory nerve conveys the sense of smell. It is formed by the axons of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS which project from the olfactory epithelium (in the nasal epithelium) to the OLFACTORY BULB.

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Abstract

The 1st cranial nerve. The olfactory nerve conveys the sense of smell. It is formed by the axons of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS which project from the olfactory epithelium (in the nasal epithelium) to the OLFACTORY BULB.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Cranial Nerve I
  • Fila Olfactoria
  • First Cranial Nerve
  • Nervus Olfactorius
  • Olfactory Fila
  • Cranial Nerve Is
  • Cranial Nerve, First
  • Cranial Nerves, First
  • First Cranial Nerves
  • Nerve I, Cranial
  • Nerve Is, Cranial
  • Nerve, First Cranial
  • Nerve, Olfactory
  • Nerves, Olfactory
  • Olfactory Nerves

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases = OLFACTORY NERVE DISEASES; neoplasms = OLFACTORY NERVE DISEASES + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS + histological type of neoplasm

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Olfactory Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009832. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009832
  2. Olfactory Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfactory_nerve
  3. Olfactory Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209704