Olfactory islets

Insulae olfactoriae

Eponym: Calleja

The olfactory islets are persistent remnants of an embryonic epithelial area.

Anatomical hierarchy

Human anatomy 1

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Olfactory islets

Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

Human neuroanatomy

Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

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