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olfaction
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smell
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odorants
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must dissolve in mucus if they are to bind to specific chemoreceptors and be smelled.
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olfactory epithelium
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organ for smell
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olfactory epithelium
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supporting cells
basal cells olfactory receptor cells |
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olfactory receptor cells
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the neurons that respond to olfactory stimuli, are replaced continuously throughout life by development of the basal cells.
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supporting cells
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provide structural support to the epithelium and secrete mucus
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cribiform
olfactory bulb. |
Axons of olfactory receptor cells enter the CNS through holes in the __________ plate of the skull and terminate in the _________ _____.
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olfactory receptor cells
cilia |
The ___________ __________ _____ have cilia that project down into the mucus lining the nasal cavity. The _____ contain receptors that bind w/ specific odorant molecules.
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olfactory binding proteins
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which carry an odorant molecule to the receptor on the cilia, similar to the way that carrier proteins in the blood transport steroid hormones. Initaites signal transduction
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glomeruli
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Axons of the receptor cells, which together consititute the olfactory nerve, form synapses w/ mitral cells in _________ of the olfactory bulb.
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mitral cells
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______ ____ transmit info along two pathways, one terminating in the olfactory cortex and the other in the limbic system.
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