Olfactory System (Smell)

Question 1

Mitral Cells

Answer 1

1. Project directly to brain
2. Located in Olfactory Bulb
3. Form glomeruli
4. Olfactory receptors synapse directly onto mitral cells

Question 2

Olfactory Pathway

Answer 2

1. G-coupled receptor pathway results in depolarization
2. Mitral cells project directly into brain

Question 3

Vomeronasal System

Answer 3

1. Detects pheromones
2. Receptor cells found in vomeronasal organ (VNO) near olfactory epithelium

Question 4

Olfactory Cortex

Answer 4

1. Located in Temporal lobe