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1
Q

Where do the primary olfactory cells run?

A

through bone and mucous membrane of nose

2
Q

Name for 2˚ olfactory afferents

A

mitral cells

3
Q

What do mitral cells form?

A

olfactory tract

4
Q

Into what portion of the brain does the olfactory tract run?

A

uncus (olfactory cortex)

5
Q

What is so special about the olfactory tract?

A

it bypasses the thalamus

6
Q

But does it really entirely bypass the thalamus?

A

no, not all of it

7
Q

Where do olfactory tract fibers run in the thalamus?

A

MD (medial dorsal) thalamus

8
Q

Entorhinal cortex

A

hippocampus

memories

9
Q

Olfactory tubercle and amygdala –> hypothalamus

A

visceral reactions/homeostasis

10
Q

Piriform cortex/primary auditory cortex

A

MD thalamus