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Olfactory Chapter
Olfaction PPT
Question | Answer |
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Where are olfactory receptors? | In olfactory epithelium |
Olfactory Pathway | Does NOT pass through thalamus before going to cerebral cortex |
Primary Olfactory Cortex | conscious perception of olfactory stimuli |
Where does input from primary olfactory cortex come from? | Olfactory bulbs, Central brain regions |
Where does primary olfactory cortex send outputs: | Areas around primary olfactory cortex; Hypothalamus & thalamus for behavior/emotion |
Olfaction Disorders | Diseases (common cold); Bilateral anosmia; CN 1- cribriform plate fx; Olfactory bulb/tract- inflammation/tumors; Olfactory cortex- tumors, pressure on pathway, epilepsy |
CSF Rhinorrhea | CSF coming out of nose, indicative of a hole somewhere |
Uncinate Fits | Epilepsy; smell something weird before having a seizure |