Olfaction/ Cara Gambina Flashcards
1
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OLFACTORY NERVE
A
Conducts the impulses to the brain.
2
Q
OLFACTORY RECEPTER CELL
A
Are neurons equipped with hairs
3
Q
Substances we breathe
A
Dissolve in the mucus created by the nasal cavity.
4
Q
OLFACTION
A
Occurs in your nasal cavity
5
Q
OLFACTORY RECEPTERS
A
In the roof of each nasal canal.
5
Q
OLFACTORY HAIRS
A
Long cilia that protrude from nasal epithelium
6
Q
OLFACTORY FILIMENTS
A
Bundled axons of olfactory neurons
7
Q
OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM
A
The inside of the nose is covered.
8
Q
ANOSMIAS
A
Olfactory disorder. Results from head injury,inflammation.
9
Q
OLFACTORY AURAS
A
Hallucinations - epileptic seizers
10
Q
OLFACTORY BULB
A
The neurons of the olfactory nerve junction with bipolar nerves.
11
Q
CHEMORECEPTERS
A
The RECEPTERS for taste and olfaction
