Vibrissae are the short stiff hairs that line this organ of smell
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Clinical Anatomy of Nasal Cavity and Olfaction  The junction of the skin and mucous membrane is beyond the hair-bearing area. ... Mucosa lines the nasal cavity covered with ciliated columnar epithelium ... The olfactory area contains the peripheral organ of smell; sniffing draws air to the area ... middle, and inferior) curve inferomedially, hanging like short curtains.
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Anatomy of the nose | Anatomy of the organs of the senses  The nose is the special organ of the sense of smell. ... a number of short, stiff, and slightly curved hairs - vibrissae - which grow from the inner surface of ... The pituitary or Schneiderian membrane, which lines the cavities of the nose, is a highly...
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Nervous and endocrine systems, equine senses and learning  Tucked underneath, the mid-brain is a short portion containing centres for visual ... Another fore-brain area, the limbic system, is involved with olfactory (smell) .... Finally, a number of endocrine organs respond to hormones from other glands. ..... presence of long, stiff hairs whose follicles are surrounded by nerve endings.
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Vibrissa | Define Vibrissa at Dictionary.com  Any of the long, stiff, bristlelike hairs that project from the snout or brow of most mammals, as the whiskers of a cat or rat. Vibrissae often serve as tactile organs,...
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vibrissae | hair | Britannica.com  Nov 10, 2015 ... Stiff hairs on the face or nostrils of an animal, such as the whiskers of a cat. Vibrissae often act as tactile organs. ... Two regions of the nasal cavity have a different lining. ... the nose, is lined by skin that bears short thick hairs called vibrissae. ... About two dozen olfactory nerves convey the sensation of smell...
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Full text of "Sweet-scented flowers and fragrant leaves : interesting ...  AUTHORS NOTE Where can I procure a list of scented plants 1 Editorial Reply . .... 1 The Myrtle, of less fame, was also a sacred plant beloved for its leaves and ... What is the lesson these sweet flowers have for us 1 They tell us  if there were ...... There is no doubt that strong-smelling fioAvers are not wisely placed in the...
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barba-, barb-, barbat- - Word Information  Latin: beard, beardlike. ... barbellate. Having short, stiff, hooked bristles or hairs. barbellula, barbellulate. A very small barb or bristle. barber. 1. Someone whose...
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Psychology and Smell  Fifth Sense  The part of the brain this arrives at first is called the olfactory bulb, which ... of smell is closely linked with memory, probably more so than any of our other senses.
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Olfactory bulb - Wikipedia  The olfactory bulb (bulbus olfactorius) is a neural structure of the vertebrate forebrain involved in olfaction, or the sense ... In most vertebrates, the olfactory bulb is the most rostral (forward) part of the brain, ... For example, synchronized mitral cell spike trains appear to help to discriminate similar odors better than when those...
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Jacobson's organ | zoology | Britannica.com  Apr 7, 2016 ... Jacobson's organ, also called vomeronasal organ, an organ of chemoreception that is part of the olfactory system of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, ... Airborne odours, in contrast, are detected by the olfactory sensory cells ... and snakes), each organ opens on the roof of the buccal cavity (mouth).
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Whiskers - Wikipedia  Whiskers or vibrissae are a type of mammalian hair that are typically characterised, ... Many land mammals, including domestic cats, also have carpal (of the wrist) ... The arrangement of these whiskers is not random: they form an ordered grid of arcs .... Some birds possess specialized hair-like feathers called rictal bristles...
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Free Flashcards about ALSO KNOWN AS... - StudyStack  SPECIAL MUSCLES CONTROL THESE, ALSO KNOWN AS VIBRISSAE, TO HELP KITTY FEEL ITS WAY AROUND IN LOW LIGHT ... THIS MOST POPULAR BREED OF LONGHAIR CAT IS ALSO SIMPLY KNOWN AS THE LONGHAIR...
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Chapter 16 Flashcards | Quizlet  d) tympanic membrane . auditory canal . ossicles . oval window . cochlear duct ..... 70) There are three different types of cones, each one sensitive to a different range of photons. .... 97) The bodies of sensory neurons that innervate the hair cells of the inner ear ... 108) Olfactory information is routed to which part of the brain?
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Figure 1 : Quiet as a mouse: dissecting the molecular and genetic ...  FIGURE 1 | Mammalian outer, middle and inner ear. ... the sensory hair cells of the organ of Corti. c | The organ of Corti comprises numerous cell types, ... V-shaped structure of the stereocilia bundle and the staircase arrangement of the stereocilia rows, ... If the slide opens in your browser, select " File > Save As " to save it.
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Chemoreceptor - Wikipedia  While the proximity of the olfactory cleft to the brain is close, the signals are often slow to illicit response and often require...
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Olfactory Nerve Function, Location & Anatomy | Body Maps  Also known as CN1, the olfactory nerve is the first of 12 cranial nerves located within the head. It relays sensory data to the brain, and it is responsible for the sense of smell. The nerve's olfactory receptors are located within the mucosa of the nasal cavity.
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Sights Sounds Smells Taste Touch/Feelings - MrsTolin  Sensory Details found in Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Heart. Sights. Sounds. Smells. Taste. Touch/Feelings.  One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture a pale...
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Making Sense of Scents: Smell and the Brain - BrainFacts.org  Jan 27, 2015 ... Scientists studying olfaction have learned how our sense of smell works and ... from the nose's sensory receptors, the olfactory bulb relays the information ... Smell information also goes to the thalamus, a structure that serves as a relay ... like when a whiff of cologne at a department store reminds you of your...
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Whale Senses - Touch  The skin of a whale is very sensitive to touch. ... They are especially sensitive around their genital organs, the tops of their heads, their flippers and their bellies. These are important areas for the whale to protect and of which to be aware. ... Most whales also have whisker-like structures on their snouts called vibrissae. These...
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The World of Touch - Scholarpedia  Dec 10, 2015 ... These arthropod hairs are not like mammalian hairs at all: The ... Arthropods have a large variety of such sensory hairs (called seta or, more .... In the naked mole rat, an animal that has lost all of its pelage, tactile .... Pinnipeds that find food at the bottom of the ocean, such as the bearded seal and the walrus,...
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