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Smell Flashcards

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Location of olfactory nerves

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  • olfactory epithelium in upper part of nasal cavity
  • chemicals bind to their respective chemoreceptors
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Pheromones

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Social
Foraging
Sexual behaviors

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Olfactory pathways

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Odor inhaled
Contact the olfactory nerves in olfactory epithelium
Receptors send signals to olfactory bulb
Signal relayed via olfactory tract to higher regions of brain

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