Term Name: accessory olfactory bulb
Synonyms: accessory (vomeronasal) bulb, accessory olfactory formation, olfactory bulb accessory nucleus
Definition: The forebrain region that coordinates sensory signaling arising from the vomeronasal organ; it is located on the dorsal-posterior portion of the main olfactory bulb, and the axons that leave the accessory olfactory bulb project to targets in the amygdala and hypothalamus
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004069]

Relationships
is part of: olfactory bulb
has parts: accessory olfactory bulb external plexiform layer accessory olfactory bulb glomerular layer accessory olfactory bulb granule cell layer accessory olfactory bulb internal plexiform layer accessory olfactory bulb mitral cell layer
is a type of: regional part of brain structure with developmental contribution from neural crest