Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
olfactory cell Function:
noun : a sensory cell specialized for the reception of sensory stimuli caused by odors;
specifically : any of thespindle-shaped neurons that are buried in the nasal mucous membrane of vertebrates and that have a round nucleus and two slender processes of which the inner constitutes an olfactory nerve fiber andthe short outer one is modified peripherally to form the actual sensory receptor —see
OLFACTORY ORGAN
