Synonym for olfactory nerves ... Collective term denoting the numerous olfactory filaments: slender fascicles each composed of the thin, unmyelinated axons of 8 to 12 of the bipolar olfactory receptor cells in the olfactory portion of the nasal mucosa; the olfactory filaments pass through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and enter the olfac...
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Type: Term Synonyms: olfactory nerves [CN I], under nerve
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fila olfactoria, olfactory nerves A collective term referring to the numerous olfactory filaments which are slender fascicles each composed of the thin, unmyelinated axons of eight to twelve of the bipolar olfactory receptor cells in the olfactory portion of the nasal mucosa. The olfactory filaments pass through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid...
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