| Preferred Name |
olfactory organ |
| Synonyms |
olfactory neuroepithelium organum olfactorium primary olfactory organ organ olfactus main olfactory organ olfactory organ olfactory sensory organ olfactory sense organ |
| Definitions |
An organ that houses olfactory neurons and is responsible for the sense of smell. Examples include the vertebrate nose and the Drosophila dorsal organ. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002268 |
| database_cross_reference |
AAO:0010180 FMA:77659 BTO:0001772 VHOG:0000287 FBbt:00005158 XAO:0000273 |
| editor note |
An olfactory organ overlaps with the olfactory system, because some parts of the nose (e.g. nasal skeleton) are parts of the skeletal system, which is spatially disjoint |
| external_ontology_notes |
fma general anatomical term. xao has no subtypes (but Johnstons organ develops from this). An olfactory organ overlaps with the olfactory system, because some parts of the nose (e.g. nasal skeleton) are parts of the skeletal system, which is spatially disjoint |
| has_exact_synonym |
olfactory organ olfactory sensory organ olfactory sense organ |
| has_narrow_synonym |
primary olfactory organ main olfactory organ |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
olfactory neuroepithelium organum olfactorium organ olfactus |
| id |
UBERON:0002268 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#functional_classification |
| label |
olfactory organ |
| notation |
UBERON:0002268 |
| prefLabel |
olfactory organ |
| textual definition |
An organ that houses olfactory neurons and is responsible for the sense of smell. Examples include the vertebrate nose and the Drosophila dorsal organ. |
| subClassOf |