Nasal placode

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

• olfactory pit
• placode

References

1. ^ hednk-027 — Embryology at UNC

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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.