sense organ olfactory organ AAO:0010180 An olfactory organ overlaps with the olfactory system, because some parts of the nose (e.g. nasal skeleton) are parts of the skeletal system, which is spatially disjoint An organ that houses olfactory neurons and is responsible for the sense of smell. Examples include the vertebrate nose and the Drosophila dorsal organ. BTO:0001772 FBbt:00005158 FMA:77659 UBERON:0002268 VHOG:0000287 XAO:0000273 fma general anatomical term. xao has no subtypes (but Johnstons organ develops from this). An olfactory organ overlaps with the olfactory system, because some parts of the nose (e.g. nasal skeleton) are parts of the skeletal system, which is spatially disjoint main olfactory organ olfactory neuroepithelium olfactory organ olfactory sense organ olfactory sensory organ organ olfactus organum olfactorium primary olfactory organ uberon