olfactory glomerulus


ol·fac·to·ry glo·mer·u·lus

one of the small spheric territories in the olfactory bulb in which dendrites of mitral and tufted cells synapse with axons of olfactory receptor cells.

olfactory glomerulus

A neural network found in the olfactory bulb, formed by the dendrites of mitral cells intertwined with the axons of olfactory receptor cells.See also: glomerulus