Sensing System

Question 1

What does the old factory system comprise?

Answer 1

The nasal chambers and sinuses which serve as receptors. The olfactory nerves deliver the signals to the olfactory lobe of the brain, were sent is recognized, interpreted, and stored for memory.

Question 2

What comprises a canine sniff cycle?

Answer 2

One inhale and one exhale phase

Question 3

Air is brought into the dogs nose through the nostrils, which are ___________________ in obtaining odor.

Answer 3

Omnidirectional

Question 4

What is the Impingement Phenomenon?

Answer 4

The intentional disturbance of an odor source by the dog by scanning past the source to allow expired air jets to impinge directly upon the source

Question 5

An old factory translation, the brain context is ever changing and is based on three factors. What are those three factors?

Answer 5

Experience
Expectation
Emotion

Question 6

The average canine has about _______________ odor receptors in its nasal fold, whereas humans have only about 5 million. As seen, canines have about _______________ more receptors.

Answer 6

200 million, 40 times