olfactory bulb
21olfactory area — n 1) the sensory area for olfaction lying in the parahippocampal gyrus 2) the area of nasal mucosa in which the olfactory organ is situated * * * 1. an area of the cerebral cortex, including the olfactory bulb, tract, and trigone, the anterior… …
22olfactory cells — olfactory receptor cells a set of specialized, fusiform nerve cells with large nuclei, embedded among the epithelial cells in the mucous membrane of the nose; they carry impulses from the olfactory receptors to the glomeruli in the olfactory bulb …
23Olfactory nerve — Nerve: Olfactory nerve The Olfactory Nerve …
24Olfactory system — The olfactory system is the sensory system used for olfaction, or the sense of smell. Most mammals and reptiles have two distinct parts to their olfactory system: a main olfactory system and an accessory olfactory system. The main olfactory… …
25Olfactory receptor neuron — Neuron: Olfactory receptor neuron Labels in German. Zellen = cell , riech = smell , Riechnerv = olfactory nerve, cillien = cilia …
26Olfactory tract — Brain: Olfactory tract Scheme of rhinencephalon. (Olfactory tract visible at left.) Latin tractus olfactorius Gray s …
27bulb — 1. Any globular or fusiform structure. SYN: bulbus [TA]. 2. A short, vertical underground stem of plants, such as onion and garlic. [L. bulbus, a bulbous root] aortic b. [TA] the dilated first part of the aorta containing the aort …
28Olfactory trigone — Brain: Olfactory trigone Scheme of rhinencephalon. (Olfactory trigone not labeled, but region is visible at bottom left, between anterior perforated substance and olfactory tract.) …
29Olfactory sulcus — Brain: Olfactory sulcus Orbital surface of left frontal lobe. (Olfactory sulcus visible at upper left.) …
30Olfactory indicators — An Olfactory indicator is a substance whose smell varies depending on whether it is mixed into an acidic or basic solution. Olfactory indicators can be used in the laboratory as a test of whether a solution is a base or an acid. Onion and vanilla …
