One of the small globular masses of dense neuropil in the olfactory bulb, containing the first synapse in the olfactory pathway[BTO]. [ Dorlands_Medical_Dictionary:MerckMedicus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomerulus_(olfaction) ]
Synonyms: olfactory glomeruli glomerulus of olfactory bulb olfactory bulb glomerulus
Term information
Multi-tissue structure part of the olfactory bulb that is roughly spheroidal and encircled by olfactory sensory neuron axons that formed an anatomically distinct stalk connected to the olfactory nerve[ZFA].