They process and relay sensory input from your nose.
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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.
Bipolar neurons are found in the retina and olfactory nerve in the nose.
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Olfactory receptor neurons are nerve cells that react to gases, specifically in the context of the sense of smell. These neurons are located in the olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity and are responsible for detecting various odors in the environment.
The olfactory receptor neurons in the nose are the only neurons in the body that routinely undergo mitosis to replace damaged or aging cells. Other neurons in the central nervous system typically do not undergo mitosis and have limited capacity for regeneration.
Basal cells are stem cells in the olfactory epithelium that can regenerate olfactory sensory neurons. They differentiate into new olfactory sensory neurons to replace damaged or dying cells, helping maintain the olfactory sensory system's ability to detect and transmit odor information to the brain.
Bipolar neurons are found in the retina and olfactory nerve in the nose.
Olfactory lobes are a part of the brain responsible for processing information related to smell. They receive sensory input from olfactory sensory neurons in the nose and help interpret and make sense of different odors.
Bipolar neurons are primarily found in specialized sensory organs, such as in the retina of the eye and in the olfactory epithelium of the nose. They are responsible for carrying sensory information from these organs to the central nervous system.
Olfactory receptor neurons extend axons through tiny channels in the cribriform plate called olfactory foramina. These axons then travel through the olfactory nerve to the olfactory bulb in the brain, where they synapse with other neurons to transmit smell signals. The olfactory foramina allow for the passage of these axons while protecting the brain from potential pathogens or irritants in the nasal cavity.
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