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Part of the olfactory (smell) system.
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How do king cobras smell?
King cobras have a keen sense of smell due to their forked tongues, which they use to pick up chemical cues in the air. When a king cobra flicks its tongue, it collects scent particles which are then inserted into an organ in the roof of its mouth called the Jacobson's organ. This organ helps the king cobra process information about its environment and locate prey.
What are the Holes in the back of mouth?
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/299124/Jacobsons-organan organ of chemoreception that is part of the olfactory system of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, although it does not occur in all tetrapod groups. It is a patch of sensory cells within the main nasal chamber that detects heavy moistureborne odour particles. Airborne odours, in contrast, are detected by the olfactory sensory cells located in the main nasal chambers. Some groups of mammals also initiate a behaviour known as the flehmen response, in which the animal facilitates the exposure of the vomeronasal organ to a scent or pheromone by opening the mouth and curling the upper lip during inhalation.This organ was named for its discoverer, Danish anatomist Ludvig Levin Jacobson, in 1811. It is a paired structure; in the embryo stages of all tetrapods, each half arises as an evagination of the floor of a nasal sac. In fully developed crocodilians, turtles, birds, cetaceans, and many advanced primates, this structure is absent or substantially underdeveloped. For most tetrapods that possess a Jacobson's organ, ducts connect the organ directly to the nasal cavity; however, in squamates (lizards and snakes) each organ opens on the roof of the buccal cavity (mouth). The tongue carries odour particles from the outside to the vomeronasal openings on the roof of the mouth, and the particles then move into the vomeronasal organ. After these particles reach the organ, some of the chemical compounds they contain bind to receptor molecules, and sensory messages are sent to the brain.The Jacobson's organ is useful in the process of communicating chemical messages, such as readiness for sexual activity, between members of the same species. The organ also helps snakes hunt and track their prey. Much evidence suggests that this organ may also be involved in the detection of chemical signals related to aggression and territoriality. See also chemoreception.George R. Zug
The job that the organ does is the what of that organ?
The job that the organ does is the function of that organ
How does the disease affect the human organ?
That will vary from disease to disease and organ to organ.
What is liver organ?
The liver is an organ.
Do snakes have the jacobson's organ?
Yes they do.
What organ that provides a snake with its keen sense of smell?
the Jacobson's organ
What animal has jacobson 's organ?
dog
What organ do snakes use to track down prey?
Their tongue and the Jacobson's organ.
Many mammals such as cats can detect chemicals in the air with their Jacobson's organ Where is this organ?
Roof of the Mouth
What organ in snake's mouth is used to track down prey in venomous snakes?
Jacobson's organ
What is the purpose of the jacobson's organ?
The Jacobson's organ is one that helps snakes smell and sense their prey. It compares and contrasts odors in the snake's habitat and allows the snake to modify its behavior as necessary.
What organ does a snake pick up on its tongue and carry the slightest scent?
The Jacobson's organ, or scientifically speaking, the Vomeronasal organ.
What is a rattlesnake fact?
They smell with the roof of their mouth called Jacobson's Organ.
In the roof of a snake's mouth there is a pitlike sense organ that picks up airborne chemicals. what is it called?
Jacobson's organ
Do rattlesnakes smell with the roof of their mouth?
Sort of. All snakes, not just rattlesnakes, and some lizards have a Jacobson's organ on the roof of the mouth. Reptiles with this trait flick the tongue out to gather scents and then flick them into the Jacobson's organ.
A snakes tongue picks up chemicals in the air and transfer them to its?
jacobson's organ
