GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Smell. Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) are bipolar neurons that are activated when airborne molecules in inspired air bind to olfactory receptors (ORs) expressed on their cilia. The ORs belong to a G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily. The ORNs are located high within the nasal vault in the olfactory epithelium.

Detailed explanation-2: -The olfactory sensory neurons are bipolar cells that receive the stimuli at its dendrite from the apical pole and conducts them to the axon from basal pole. Groups of 15 to 40 axons are ensheathed with glial cells at the level of the basement membrane, making up a small fascicle.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In vertebrates, ORNs are bipolar neurons with dendrites facing the external surface of the cribriform plate with axons that pass through the cribriform foramina with terminal end at olfactory bulbs. The ORNs are located in the olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity.