36 Neuroanatomy: Olfaction, Taste, and Visual Pathways

Question 1

Olfaction

• Olfactory epithelium
  
  • Where is this located?
  • What kind of epithelium is it?
  • What are the 3 cell types, and what do they do?
  • What gland produces mucus?

Answer 1

Question 2

Olfactory Bulb

• What are the 5 layers of the olfactory bulb?
• What are the efferent cells of the olfactory bulb?

Answer 2

Question 3

Olfactory Bulb Projections

• What two types of cells contribute to the axons that make up the olfactory tract, eventually leading to the olfactory cortex?
• Olfactory Cortex
  
  • Piriform Cortex
    
    • Where do projections from this cortex go?
  • Amygdala
    
    • Where do projections from this structure go?
  • Entorhinal Cortex
    
    • Where do projections from this cortex go?

Answer 3