NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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What is olfaction?
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Hear
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Taste
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Smell
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Touch
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Olfaction is the sensation of smell that results from the detection of odorous substances aerosolized in the environment. Along with vision, taste, hearing, and balance, olfaction is a special sense. Humans are able to detect odors through the components of the olfactory system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although scientists used to think that the human nose could identify about 10, 000 different smells, Vosshall and her colleagues have recently shown that people can identify far more scents.
Detailed explanation-3: -The olfactory system, or sense of smell, is the sensory system used for smelling (olfaction). Olfaction is one of the special senses, that have directly associated specific organs.
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