| olfactory cortex |
the region of the cerebral cortex connected to the olfactory bulb and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure.
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| olfactory bulb |
A pea-sized structure on the undersurface of the frontal lobe of the brain that receives inputs from the olfactory neurons and projects to the regions of the brain concerned with the sense of smell.
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| olfactory cell |
A neuron that senses odorant molecules. Olfactory cells lie in the upper part of the nose. Their outer surfaces bear hair-like cilia. From their lower surfaces the cells extend an axon that passes to the olfactory bulb.
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| olfactory pit |
The primordium of a nasal cavity. Each pit was created by the sinking of an olfactory placode amd os bounded by a medial and lateral nasal process.
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| olfactory placode |
An oval area of thickened ectoderm on either ventrolateral surface surface of the head or the early embryo, constituting the first indication of the olfactory organ.
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