Nasal placode
| Nasal placode | |
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| Gives rise to | olfactory epithelium |
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| Latin | placoda nasalis, placoda olfactoria |
| Code | TE E5.3.0.0.0.0.8 |
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Anatomical terminology
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The nasal placode (or olfactory placode) 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.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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