Olfactory System Flashcards
0
Q
How can cells that detect odors be damaged following head trauma?
A
Head trauma can sever olfactory nerve fibers passing through the cribiform plate - the olfactory nerve passes through this area.
1
Q
What cells detect odors
A
The bipolar cell bodies of the primary afferent neurons (SSA) are found in the surface epithelium.
2
Q
Fibers of which neurons make up the olfactory nerve?
A
Bipolar primary afferent neuron
3
Q
What neuron makes up the olfactory tract?
A
Mitral cells
4
Q
What structures make up the primary olfactory cortex?
A
Amygdala, hippocampal complex, entorhinal cortex.
5
Q
What is the primary olfactory cortex?
A
Piriform lobe
