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Making Sense of SmellsA Guide for Understanding Farmstead Odors
Part 1: Physiology of Smell
Douglas W. HamiltonWaste Management SpecialistBiosystems and Agricultural Engineering
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Five Senses
Physical
Chemical
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Five Senses
Physical
Chemical
Touch
Hearing
Sight
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Five Senses
Physical
Chemical
Touch
Hearing
Sight
Smell
Taste
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Animal Sense of Smell
Vomeronasal Organ
Olfactory Organ
Trigeminal Nerve
© Dr. Michael Meredithwww. neuro.fsu.edu
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Human Sense of Smell
Vomeronasal Organ
Olfactory Organ
Trigeminal Nerve
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The Human Nose and Olfactory Organ
www.news.softpedia.com
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www.emptynosesyndrome.org
Normal Breath
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www.emptynosesyndrome.org
Sniffing
Normal Breath
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www.news.softpedia.com
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www.emptynosesyndrome.org
Breathing Out
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Scent
www.emptynosesyndrome.org
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Scent
Aroma
www.emptynosesyndrome.org
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Olfactory Bulb
John C. Leffingwell, Ph.D. www.leffingwell.com
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Olfactory Receptors
Tim Jacobs www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosi
Tim Jacobs www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosi
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Odor Fatigue
The longer you smell an odor, the weaker the odor becomes.
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Olfactory Bulb
John C. Leffingwell, Ph.D. www.leffingwell.com
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Patrick J. Lynch Wikipedia Commons 2 Nov 2007
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Patrick J. Lynch Wikipedia Commons 2 Nov 2007
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www.thebrainlabs.com
The Limbic System
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Proust Effect
Anonymous Wikipedia Commons 21 Nov 2006
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Patrick J. Lynch Wikipedia Commons 2 Nov 2007
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Patrick J. Lynch Wikipedia Commons 2 Nov 2007
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Patrick J. Lynch Wikipedia Commons 2 Nov 2007
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Grays Anatomy, 20 ed Wikipedia Commons 23 Jan 2007
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Grays Anatomy, 20 ed Wikipedia Commons 23 Jan 2007
Opthalmic
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Grays Anatomy, 20 ed Wikipedia Commons 23 Jan 2007
Opthalmic
Maxillary
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Grays Anatomy, 20 ed Wikipedia Commons 23 Jan 2007
Opthalmic
Maxillary
Mandibular
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Some Odorants Sensed through the Trigeminal Nerve
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Some Odorants Sensed through the Trigeminal Nerve
Menthol
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Some Odorants Sensed through the Trigeminal Nerve
Menthol
Capsaicin
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Some Odorants Sensed through the Trigeminal Nerve
Menthol
Capsaicin
Acetic Acid
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Some Odorants Sensed through the Trigeminal Nerve
Menthol
Capsaicin
Acetic Acid
Ammonia