olfaction Flashcards

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olfaction

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sensory system detects smell

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2
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odors

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sensation of a smell

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3
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olfactory epithelum

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sheet of olfactory receptors & other cells that line dorsal portion of nasal cavities

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4
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olfactory bulb

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through small openings in skull, provide receptors for smell, terminates in upper nasal passages

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5
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glomerulus

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complex arbor of dendrites from group of olfactory cells, receive input exclusively from olfactory neurons

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6
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Vomeronasal system

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animals can detect secondary chemicals called pheromones

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pheromones

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chemical signal released outside the body of an animal and affects other members of same species

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8
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cilia

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detect odorants through metabotropic receptors

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9
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trace amine-associated receptors

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responds to sex-specific pheromones

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10
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Vomeronasal Organ (VNO)

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collection of specialized receptor cells, detect pheromones, send electrical signals to accessory olfactory bulb in brain

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