Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 16

Volatile airborne substances are drawn into the upper part of the nose, where they dissolve in a thin film of mucus. Underneath the mucus are layers of receptors for olfaction (smell), which are called (a) _____ These receptors trigger impulses that travel to an area underneath the brain called the (b) _____ This area transforms impulses into hundreds of different odors.