BIO 102 General Biology II Updated Edition (Tidewater Community College)
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Author: Tidewater Community College
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Chapter 27, Problem 6WIO
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The reasons for cold medicines that dry the nasal cavity make it harder to smell.
Concept introduction:
The chemoreceptors receptors present in the nasal cavity are responsible for the detection of odor of the molecules. The sense of smell that is olfaction is based on the ability to detect the chemicals. The chemicals are detected by the chemoreceptors present in the nose and the tongue.
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BIO 102 General Biology II Updated Edition (Tidewater Community College)
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