Jacobson's organ
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Name (Hebrew)
איבר יעקובסון
Name (Latin)
Jacobson's organ
Name (Arabic)
عضو ميكعي أنفي
Other forms of name
Jacobsen's organ
Organ of Jacobson
Organum vomeronasale
VNO (Vomeronasal organ)
Vomeronasal nerve
Vomeronasal organ
Vomeronasal pits
Vomeronasal system
See Also From tracing topical name
Chemoreceptors
Nose
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q336484
Library of congress:
sh 85069227
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia, Mar. 6, 2009(Vomeronasal organ (VNO), or Jacobson's organ; an auxiliary olfactory sense organ that is found in many animals; discovered by Ludvig Jacobson 1813)
- MESH browser, Mar. 6, 2009(Vomeronasal organ; UF: Jacobson organ, Jacobson's organ, Organum vomeronasale, vomeronasal nerve, vomeronasal system; scope note: an accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main olfactory mucosa. It is situated at the base of the nasal septum.)
- MedlinePlus medical dictionary, via WWW, Mar. 9, 2009(Vomeronasal organ; either of a pair of small blind pouches or tubes in many vertebrates; situated one on either side of the nasal septum or in the buccal cavity; called also: Jacobson's organ, organ of Jacobson)
- Chemistry.about.com WWW site, Mar. 12, 2009(Jacobson's organ; also known as: Vomeronasal organ, Vomeronasal pits; common misspellings: Jacobsen's organ)