Anatomy
olfactory tubercle
[ ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl- too-ber-kuhl, tyoo- ]
Subclass of:
Ventral Striatum; Olfactory Cortex
Definitions related to olfactory tubercle:
  • Region in the ventral TELENCEPHALON located anterior to the OPTIC CHIASM, posterior to the OLFACTORY PEDUNCLE, rostral to the PIRIFORM AREA and ventral to the NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (posterior olfactory lobule) An experimental concept that relates to the posterior region of the olfactory bulb.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (anterior perforated substance) Subdivision of telencephalon which is a region on the ventro-medial aspect of the telencephalon penetrated by numerous blood vessels. It is bounded by the optic tract posteriorly and the olfactory trigone anteriorly.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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