olfactory bulb

olfactory bulb

a bulblike ending on the olfactory nerve in the anterior region of each cerebral hemisphere. This first synapse in the olfactory system picks up excitation from the nose, specifically from the cilia in the olfactory epithelium. See also tufted cell.

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