Preferred Label : vomeronasal organ;
MeSH definition : An accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main OLFACTORY MUCOSA.
It is situated at the base of nasal septum close to the VOMER and NASAL BONES. It
forwards chemical signals (such as PHEROMONES) to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, thus
influencing reproductive and social behavior. In humans, most of its structures except
the vomeronasal duct undergo regression after birth.;
MeSH synonym : jacobson's organ; organum vomeronasales; vomeronasal organs; jacobsons organ; organum vomeronasale; vomeronasale, organum; jacobson organ;
CISMeF synonym : system, vomeronasal; nerve, vomeronasal; organ, jacobson's; nerves, vomeronasal; organ, vomeronasal; organs, vomeronasal; systems, vomeronasal;
Related MeSH term : vomeronasal nerve; vomeronasal system; Vomeronasal Nerves; Vomeronasal Systems;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomeronasal organ;
Origin ID : D019147;
UMLS CUI : C0228672;
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An accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main OLFACTORY MUCOSA.
It is situated at the base of nasal septum close to the VOMER and NASAL BONES. It
forwards chemical signals (such as PHEROMONES) to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, thus
influencing reproductive and social behavior. In humans, most of its structures except
the vomeronasal duct undergo regression after birth.
