Anatomy
olfactory nerve Audio
ol·fac·to·ry nerve
Subclass of:
Cranial Nerves
Definitions related to olfactory nerve:
  • First cranial 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.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Segment of neural tree organ which is continuous with the olfactory epithelium and an olfactory bulb.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The first cranial nerve. It is the shortest cranial nerve and of paramount importance in the sense of smell. Its neurons are in the olfactory mucosa in the nasal cavity.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (set of olfactory nerves) Set of nerves that is continuous with the olfactory bulb and the olfactory bulb.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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