Olfactory Mucosa

"Olfactory Mucosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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That portion of the nasal mucosa containing the sensory nerve endings for SMELL, located at the dome of each NASAL CAVITY. The yellow-brownish olfactory epithelium consists of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; brush cells; STEM CELLS; and the associated olfactory glands.

Descriptor ID	D009831
MeSH Number(s)	A04.531.520.573 A04.760.600.640 A09.531.623 A10.615.550.760.600.640
Concept/Terms	Olfactory Mucosa Olfactory Mucosa Mucosa, Olfactory Olfactory Membrane Membrane, Olfactory Membranes, Olfactory Olfactory Membranes Olfactory Epithelium Olfactory Epithelium Epithelium, Olfactory

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Olfactory Mucosa".

Anatomy [A]
Respiratory System [A04]
Nose [A04.531]
Nasal Mucosa [A04.531.520]
Olfactory Mucosa [A04.531.520.573]
Respiratory Mucosa [A04.760]
Nasal Mucosa [A04.760.600]
Olfactory Mucosa [A04.760.600.640]
Sense Organs [A09]
Nose [A09.531]
Olfactory Mucosa [A09.531.623]
Tissues [A10]
Membranes [A10.615]
Mucous Membrane [A10.615.550]
Respiratory Mucosa [A10.615.550.760]
Nasal Mucosa [A10.615.550.760.600]
Olfactory Mucosa [A10.615.550.760.600.640]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Olfactory Mucosa".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Olfactory Mucosa".

Olfactory Mucosa
Olfactory Receptor Neurons

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