Human Brain: Coronal and Ventral Views

Olfactory Bulbs

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The Olfactory Bulbs are also known as cranial nerve I. These structures, found on the ventral surface of the brain, contain a collection of chemical sensory receptors that encode information about the smells around us. The olfactory bulbs are discussed in greater detail in Tutorial 30.

Figure 19a:	Anterior Commissure \| Basal Ganglia \| Central Fissure \| Cerebral Cortex \| Corpus Callosum \| Hippocampus \| Lateral Fissure \| Lateral Ventricles \| Longitudinal Fissure \| Temporal Lobes
Figure 19b:	Cerebellum \| Frontal Lobe \| Longitudinal Fissure \| Medulla \| Olfactory Bulbs \| Optic Nerves \| Spinal Cord \| Temporal Lobe