Anatomy study note · Head and neck

Piriform cortex

The olfactory part of the cerebral cortex, developed from the piriform cortex superficial to the corpus striatum.

Key points

• Olfactory cortex.
• Uncus + anterior parahippocampal gyrus + anterior perforated substance.
• Develops superficial to the corpus striatum.
• Cortex = grey matter on the surface, white matter beneath.
• CNS myelin: oligodendrocytes.

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Written from

• Inderbir Singh’s Human Embryology, ch. 17, PDF p. 341
• BRS Cell Biology & Histology, 7th ed., ch. 9, PDF pp. 163, 169–170

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