Accessory olfactory bulb
Bulbus olfactorius accessorius
Definition
The accessory olfactory bulb is a small structure located on the dorsomedial surface of the olfactory bulb, in the rhinencephelon. It receives axons from the vomeronasal organ neurons, has a layered organization similar to that of the main olfactory bulb, and maintains reciprocal connections with the amygdala.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
