Anatomy
olfactory tract
ol·fac·to·ry tract
Definitions related to olfactory tract:
  • A white band comprising axons originating in the olfactory bulb and running caudally along the orbital surface of each frontal lobe that terminate in the primary olfactory cortex at the base of the cerebral hemisphere.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Tract of brain which is continuous with olfactory bulb and the cerebral cortex.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Tract of brain, each instance of which is a narrow triangular band in the olfactory sulcus of some frontal lobe, which arises from some olfactory bulb and extends posteriorly, to end by dividing into some medial and lateral olfactory striae, the latter ending in some primary olfactory cortex.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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