Category:Rhinencephalon

Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon, n.; pl. Rhinencephala. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (anat.)

Defn: the division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, Consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves Arise.

Note: the term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the Plural being used for the two taken together.