nose
The olfactory organ of vertebrates, consisting of nares, olfactory epithelia and the structures and skeletal framework of the nasal cavity. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]
Synonyms: nose, peripheral olfactory organ, nasal sac
Term info
- ZFA:0000047
- EHDAA2:0001274
- MIAA:0000139
- galen:Nose
- GAID:77
- FMA:46472
- EV:0100370
- EMAPA:16542
- EV:0100037
- NCIT:C12756
- CALOHA:TS-2037
- MAT:0000139
- Wikipedia:Nose
- BTO:0000840
- UMLS:C0028429 (ncithesaurus:Nose)
- SCTID:181195007
- MESH:D009666
- EHDAA:1502
- MA:0000281
- TAO:0000047
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, major_organ
Organ that is the specialized structure of the face that contains olfactory neurons. The peripheral olfactory organ is paired[ZFA:0000047]., the organ that is specialized for smell and is part of the respiratory system, a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth. Behind the nose are the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, shared with the digestive system, and then into the rest of the respiratory system. In humans, the nose is located centrally on the face; on most other mammals, it is on the upper tip of the snout[WP]. GO: The nose is the specialized structure of the face that serves as the organ of the sense of smell and as part of the respiratory system. Includes the nasi externus (external nose) and cavitas nasi (nasal cavity)[Wikipedia:Nose].
the structure of the nose varies across vertebrates. In tetrapods the nose is part of the respiratory system.[PMID:25312359]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Canine-nose.jpg
olfactory apparatus, proboscis, nasus
uberon
UBERON:0000004
Nose
Term relations
- organism subdivision
- olfactory organ
- ectoderm-derived structure
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- part of some face
- develops from some olfactory placode
- contributes to morphology of some face
- has skeleton some nasal skeleton
- capable of part of some sensory perception of smell
- contributes to morphology of some respiratory system
- only in taxon some Vertebrata