Nasal placode

Nasal placode
Nasal pit shown as olfactory pit
Details
Gives rise to	Olfactory epithelium
System	Olfactory system
Identifiers
Latin	placoda nasalis, placoda olfactoria
TE	placode_by_E5.3.0.0.0.0.8 E5.3.0.0.0.0.8
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The nasal placode (or olfactory placode^[1]) gives rise to the olfactory epithelium of the nose. Two nasal placodes arise as thickened ectoderm from the frontonasal process. They give rise to the nose, the philtrum of the upper lip, and the primary palate.