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Olfactory Nerve MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Olfactory Nerve
Tree Number(s)
A08.800.800.120.640
Unique ID
D009832
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009832
Annotation
diseases = OLFACTORY NERVE DISEASES; neoplasms = OLFACTORY NERVE DISEASES + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS + histological type of neoplasm
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cranial Nerve I
Fila Olfactoria
First Cranial Nerve
Nervus Olfactorius
Olfactory Fila
NLM Classification #
WL 330
Entry Combination
injuries:Olfactory Nerve Injuries
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/04/29
Olfactory Nerve Preferred
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