Smell Flashcards
1
Q
What is the organ of smell?
A
The nose
2
Q
Where are olfactory neurons found?
A
The roof of the nasal cavity
3
Q
How many olfactory neurons are found on the roof of the nasal cabity?
A
Millions of neurons
4
Q
What is the function of olfactory neurons?
2 points of information
A
These respond to 50 different chemicals in the gaseous state.
The responses combine to produce about 10, 000 different smells
5
Q
How many different chemicals in the gaseous state do olfactory neurons respond to?
A
50 different chemicals
6
Q
There is about how many different smells caused by the response of olfactory cells to 50 different chemicals in the gaseous state?
A
10,000 different smells
