Term: olfactory epithelium 9+2 motile cilium
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Name: olfactory epithelium
Synonyms: nasal epithelium, nasal sensory epithelium
Definition: Nasal epithelium wherein ciliated olfactory receptor neurons, supporting cells, and basal cells are located. The olfactory epithelium bowl-shaped structures surrounding the lumen of the olfactory pit.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000554]
Name: 9+2 motile cilium
Synonyms: conventional motile cilium, motile 9+2 cilium, sperm flagellum
Definition: A motile cilium where the axoneme has a ring of nine outer microtubule doublets plus two central microtubules (and is therefore called a 9+2 axoneme).
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097729]    QuickGO    AmiGO