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They process and relay sensory input from your nose.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe neurons in the nose; responsible for the sense of smell. Olfactory basically means 'relating to the sense of smell'. They are sensory neurons.
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Are sensory olfactory neurons myelinated?
no
What is in charge of your olfactory system?
The mechanism of the olfactory system can be divided into a peripheral one, sensing an external stimulus and encoding it as an electric signal in neurons, and a central one, where all signals are integrated and processed in the central nervous system. The peripheral olfactory system receptors are connected to bipolar olfactory receptor neurons in the olfactory epithelium. Fot the central olfactory system, axons from the olfactory sensory neurons converge in the olfactory bulb.
Where do we find bipolar neurons?
Bipolar neurons are found in the retina and olfactory nerve in the nose.
Where are olfactory receptors located?
In vertebrates the olfactory receptors are located in the cilia of the olfactory sensory neurons. In insects olfactory receptors are located on the antennae and other chemo sensory organs.
The distal ends of the olfactory neurons are covered with hairlike what?
Cilia
What are the only neurons in the body to routinely undergo mitosis?
Olfactory receptors
Where are bipolar neurons found?
Bipolar neurons are found in the retina and olfactory nerve in the nose.
Bipolar neuron are commonly?
Bipolar neurons are found in the retina and olfactory nerve in the nose.
What are the cells that which the receptor cells of the neurons of the nose which are spread across the nasal cavity?
Olfactory Cells
What structures are the receptors for the sense of smell?
The receptors that actually bind with the molecules that we smell are called Olfactory receptor neurons. They pass their signal through the caribform plate, then down the olfactory nerve, and finally to the olfactory bulb in the brain.
What passes through cribiform plate?
Small unmyelinated axons from olfactory receptor bipolar neurons (originating in the olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity) pass through small holes in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone. These small nerves are primary sensory neurons that synapse with the olfactory bulb of Cranial Nerve 1 (olfactory nerve) which lies on top of the cribriform plate. These olfactory receptor neurons bind to different types of odorant molecules and, depending on the type of receptor and odorant molecule, fire action potentials which are transmitted to the brain and perceived as recognizable odors. Specifically these are called the Fila Olfactoria.
What is the function of a cribiform plate?
Small unmyelinated axons from olfactory receptor bipolar neurons (originating in the olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity) pass through small holes in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone. These small nerves are primary sensory neurons that synapse with the olfactory bulb of Cranial Nerve 1 (olfactory nerve) which lies on top of the cribriform plate. These olfactory receptor neurons bind to different types of odorant molecules and, depending on the type of receptor and odorant molecule, fire action potentials which are transmitted to the brain and perceived as recognizable odors. Specifically these are called the Fila Olfactoria.
