olfactory lobe

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, involved with olfactory functions.

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Etymology

Origin of olfactory lobe

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

In the vertebrates, in general, the olfactory lobe of the brain is largely developed, much exceeding in size the lobe of the optic nerve.

From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Morris, Charles

The region of cerebrum thus developed is the so-called olfactory lobe and hippocampal formation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

On each side anteriorly there is present a comparatively large olfactory lobe, and this is continued posteriorly into a small cerebral hemisphere.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

When the symptom was the accompaniment of a fracture of the roof of the orbit, the possibility of concussion of the olfactory lobe was manifest.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

Of the archipallium, the portion which constitutes the olfactory lobe is well formed in the selachian fish.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various