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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

Entry Combination: injuries:Olfactory Nerve Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0015254
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.
Terms: Olfactory Nerve Preferred Term
Term UI T029170
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); First Cranial Nerve
Term UI T029169
Date07/31/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Olfactory Fila
Term UI T857267
Date03/24/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Cranial Nerve I
Term UI T029171
Date07/31/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Fila Olfactoria
Term UI T857266
Date03/24/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Nervus Olfactorius
Term UI T000951966
Date02/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020)

Olfactory Nerve MeSH Descriptor Data 2023