Why Does Inhaling Deeply and Slowly Through the Nose Help

question 180

Multiple Choice

Why does inhaling deeply and slowly through the nose help to identify an odor?

• A) More air containing the odor is brought into contact with the olfactory epithelium.
• B) Impulses originate slowly in the olfactory epithelium.
• C) The tissue needs more time in contact with the odor.
• D) Threshold for odor detection is high.
• E) Receptors in the olfactory epithelium are highly specific.

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