Olfactory sulcus

Olfactory sulcus
Brain: Olfactory sulcus
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Orbital surface of left frontal lobe. (Olfactory sulcus visible at upper left.)
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Coronal section through anterior cornua of lateral ventricles. (Sulcus olfactorius labeled at bottom center.)
Latin sulcus olfactorius lobi frontalis
Gray's subject #189 822
NeuroNames hier-60
NeuroLex ID birnlex_1655

The medial orbital gyrus presents a well-marked antero-posterior sulcus, the olfactory sulcus, for the olfactory tract.

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