Olfactory tract
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| Brain: Olfactory tract | ||
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| Scheme of rhinencephalon. (Olfactory tract visible at left.) | ||
| Latin | tractus olfactorius | |
| Gray's | subject #189 826 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-265 | |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1663 | |
The olfactory tract is a bundle of axons connecting the mitral and tufted cells of the olfactory bulb to several target regions in the brain, including piriform cortex, amygdala, and entorhinal cortex. It is a narrow white band, triangular on coronal section, the apex being directed upward.
It lies in the olfactory sulcus on the inferior surface of the frontal lobe, and divides posteriorly into two striæ, a medial olfactory stria and a lateral olfactory stria.
[edit] Additional images
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The arteries of the base of the brain.
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Dura mater and its processes exposed by removing part of the right half of the skull, and the brain.
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Base of brain.
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Plan of olfactory neurons.
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The pterygopalatine ganglion and its branches.
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Human brainstem anterior view
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Olfactory nerve
[edit] External links
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich n1a2p13
- Cranial Nerves at Yale 1-4
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 13048.000-1
- Diagram at thebrain.mcgill.ca
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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