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olfactory bulb [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Nose (Medicine)
DEF

The bulblike expansion of the olfactory tract on the under surface of the frontal lobe of each cerebral hemisphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nez (Médecine)
DEF

Extrémité antérieure renflée du nerf olfactif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nariz (Medicina)
CONT

Las células excitadas disparan potenciales de acción, o pulsiones, que se propagan, a través de los axones, hasta una parte del córtex conocida por el nombre de bulbo olfatorio.

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Record 2 1980-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
OBS

[She] finds that relative to the size of the forebrain the olfactory bulb of the kiwi is the second-largest among all the birds she has studied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
OBS

(Elle] a montré que, parmi les oiseaux qu'elle a étudiés, le kiwi détient la deuxième place pour la taille de son bulbe olfactif par rapport à son cerveau antérieur.

Spanish

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