Medial olfactory stria

Medial olfactory stria
Brain: Medial olfactory stria
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Scheme of rhinencephalon. (Medial olfactory stria not visible, but olfactory tract visible at left.)
Latin stria olfactoria medialis
Gray's subject #189 826

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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