Nasal placode

Nasal placode
Latin	placoda nasalis, placoda olfactoria
Gives rise to	olfactory epithelium
Code	TE E5.3.0.0.0.0.8

The nasal placode (or olfactory placode^[1]) gives rise to the olfactory epithelium of the nose.

The terms "nasal sac" or "nasal pit" are sometimes used to describe an intermediate structure arising between the placode and epithelium chronologically.

See also

• olfactory pit
• placode

References

1. ^ hednk-027 — Embryology at UNC

External links

• http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/week4_3.htm#nose
• http://www.ana.ed.ac.uk/database/humat/notes/embryo/sensory/nose.htm

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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