AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The olfactory tract carries impulses associated with ____
A
sight
B
pain
C
smell
D
equilibrium
E
taste
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The olfactory nerve, also known as the first cranial nerve, cranial nerve I, or simply CN I, is a cranial nerve that contains sensory nerve fibers relating to the sense of smell. The afferent nerve fibers of the olfactory receptor neurons transmit nerve impulses about odors to the central nervous system (olfaction).

Detailed explanation-2: -Your olfactory nerve is the first cranial nerve (CN I). This nerve enables your olfactory system and sense of smell. Cranial nerve 1 is the shortest sensory nerve. It starts in your brain and ends in the upper, inside part of your nose.

Detailed explanation-3: -The olfactory nerve is the first cranial nerve (CN I). It is a sensory nerve that functions for the sense of smell.

Detailed explanation-4: -From the olfactory bulb, each olfactory tract runs posteriorly along the olfactory sulcus and ends in the olfactory trigone. The olfactory trigone is a triangular widening of the terminal olfactory tract located superior to the anterior clinoid process and directly rostral to the anterior perforated substance.

Detailed explanation-5: -The olfactory tract is an inclusive structure that contains fibers of the lateral olfactory tract, cells of the anterior olfactory nucleus, and fibers of the anterior limb of the anterior commissure.

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