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What function do the scent glands have?
Their in the nose, so you can smell all sorts of different things.
What structure transmits information about odors?
Odors are the smells of the world. The olfactory receptors inside of the nose transmit information about what you smell to the brain.
What is the function nose?
The sense of smell.
What causes people to detect odors?
People detect odors because sensory receptors located in the nose carry smell sensations to the brain. The receptors, which are nerve cell endings, are found in the mucous membrane in the roof of the nose.
What job does the human nose perform?
The human nose does many types of jobs. The main function of the nose is to smell. The human nose has tiny hair sensors that allow a human to smell.
How do odors get to the brain?
in order for you to smell something, molecules have to make it to your nose. everything you smell is gives off molecules. whether good or bad. they are volatile (easy to evaporate) chemicals that float through the air into your nose. at the top of your nose are neurons which recive the moleclues. They have hair-like projections called cila. an odor molecule binds to these cilia to trigger the neuron and cause you to perceive a smell.
What is the difference between male and female sense of smell?
There is some data to suggest that this is indeed the case for the ability to learn to recognize odors.
How many different odors can the nose detect?
40,000.
What does odors mean?
According to the Princeton online dictionary:olfactory property: any property detected by the olfactory systemsmell: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"the description of a smell
What is olfactory sensing device?
A device that detects odors, such as your nose.
How does a human nose function?
As a filter and a sensor for the brain, when you smell something it sends signals to the brain telling you what it is you are smelling.
How do you make air freshener?
Air is freshened with some kind of perfume which masks unpleasant odors. Some products claim to actually eliminate unwanted odors, but that's not how it works. The human nose can be fooled. A plesant smell can cause unpleasant smells to become much less noticeable.
