Sensory epithelium
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
309045006
Sensory epithelium
Definition
Simple columnar epithelium made up of cells specialized to serve as sensory cells for the reception of external stimuli, as the sensory cells of the cochlea, vestibule, nasal mucosa, and tongue.
The Sensory epithelium is a part of the Nervous.
Also identified as
- SCTID 309045006 per UBERON