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
Dorlands/Elsevier t_15/12817042

The olfactory tract 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 and a lateral.

  • The medial olfactory stria turns medialward behind the parolfactory area and ends in the subcallosal gyrus; in some cases a small intermediate stria is seen running backward to the anterior perforated substance.

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.



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