answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Your sense of smell will be lost or diminished.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

You would have trouble smelling things or you would lose your sense of smell completely. The olfactory receptors are responsible for detecting odors.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What would result if your olfactory receptors were damaged?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

A fracture of the ethmoid bone would result in damage to which cranial nerve?

Olfactory nerve. Olfactory nerve fibers arise from olfactory receptor cells located in olfactory epithelium of nasal cavity and pass through cribriform plate of ethmoid bone to synapse in olfactory bulb.


Do ovaries die after tubal ligation?

They shouldn't, but if the blood supply is accidentally damaged the result would be damaged ovaries.


When your nose is stuffy cannot reach nerve receptors to initiate an impulse that would result in smell or taste?

chemicals


What happens if you don't have olfactory glands?

If you didn't have olfactory glands you would not be able to smell anything.


What is meaning of odour?

Odour means bad smell. Odour (American spelling odor) just means smell. A bad odour would be a bad smell.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


Are pain receptors slow or fast adapting receptors?

Pain receptors, also known as nociceptors, are primarily slow-adapting receptors. This means that they continue to send signals for an extended period of time in response to a painful stimulus. They are designed to detect potential threat or damage to the body and provide a persistent awareness of pain.


How can an infection that spreads from the frontal or maxillary sinus impair the sense of smell?

If there were to be an infection in this area, it is possible that you would not receive chemical input from the environment. And for the second portion of your homework... Olfactory cells, olfactory nerve, and olfactory bulb :)


What extra receptors would help humans survive in today's world?

Cancer receptors


Where is the olfactory nerve located?

Since olfactory refers to the sense of smell, the olfactory nerve would be located in the nose, or nasal cavity.


Why do mice stink?

Yes! i have a male mouse But it is not that bad. Just make sure everyonje in the household won't mind. and i suggest this product; it is the one i use to clean his cage: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753346&cp=&sr=1&origkw=cage+cleaner&kw=cage+cleaner&kwCatId=2767038&parentPage=search&keepsr=1


The membrane receptors are proteins that would be synthesized on ribosomes where?

membrane receptors are proteins that would be synthesized on ribosomes on the rough endoplasmic reticulum


Could a damaged Ethernet port result in a poor Internet connection?

it depends if you also have wifi but to anwser is yes it would have poor internet