- 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
References
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
Prenatal development/Mammalian development of respiratory system (overview) (GA 11.1071, TE E5.5) Upper Nasal placodeLower Human development of head and neck (GA 1.65, TE E5.3, 5.4) Face Nasal placode · Nasal pit · nasal prominences (Lateral, Medial) · Intermaxillary segment
Frontonasal prominence · Maxillary prominence · Mandibular prominence (Meckel's cartilage)Oral cavity Lateral lingual swelling · Tuberculum impar · Copula linguae · Hypopharyngeal eminence · Gustatory placodeGeneral
branchial apparatusThis anatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.