olfactory bulb
1olfactory bulb — n a bulbous anterior projection of the olfactory lobe that is the place of termination of the olfactory nerves * * * bulbus olfactorius …
2olfactory bulb — n. the tip of the long, thin lobe (olfactory lobe) extending from the bottom of each cerebral hemisphere, from which the olfactory nerve emerges …
3Olfactory bulb — Brain: Olfactory bulb Vesalius Fabrica, 1543. Olfactory Bulbs and Olfactory tracts outlined in red …
4olfactory bulb — Anat. the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates. [1865 70] * * * ▪ anatomy structure located in the forebrain of vertebrates (vertebrate) that receives neural input about odours detected by… …
5olfactory bulb — noun one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Part Holonyms: ↑rhinencephalon, ↑olfactory brain * * * noun : a bulbous anterior… …
6Olfactory bulb mitral cell — Neuron: Mitral Cell Coronal section of olfactory bulb …
7olfactory bulb — olfac′tory bulb n. anat. the anterior swelling of each olfactory lobe, in which the fibers of the olfactory nerve terminate • Etymology: 1865–70 …
8olfactory bulb — noun Date: circa 1860 a bulbous anterior projection of the olfactory lobe that is the place of termination of the olfactory nerves and is especially well developed in lower vertebrates (as fishes) …
9olfactory bulb — a large organ of smell, e.g. in sharks. This is the most anterior part of the brain but is distinct from the telencephalon while anteriorly it merges with the olfactory nerve …
10internal granular layer of olfactory bulb — the innermost layer of the olfactory bulb, adjacent to the beginning of the olfactory tract; it consists of rows of axons from mitral and tufted cells alternating with rows of cell bodies and dendrites of granule cells …
