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Olfactory Nerve
Definition 1
The first cranial nerve. It is the shortest cranial nerve and of paramount importance in the sense of smell. Its neurons are in the olfactory mucosa in the nasal cavity. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
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. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 3
The first cranial nerve. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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