Olfactory placode

Olfactory placode

An oval area of thickened ectoderm on either ventrolateral surface surface of the head or the early embryo, constituting the first indication of the olfactory organ.

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olfactory placode

Anatomy; Developmental anatomy

An oval area of thickened ectoderm on either ventrolateral surface surface of the head or the early embryo, constituting the first indication of the olfactory organ.

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ventralward

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Toward a belly, venter, or ventral aspect.

vertex

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zona pellucida

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segmentation cavity

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