SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Olfactory apparatus The Hidden Power of Scent  Aug 20, 2008 Humans do, however, have a remarkably sophisticated olfactory apparatus. When people smell, air currents infused with chemicals swirl up the nose, passing over the moist olfactory epithelium on the roof of the nasal cavity and its roughly 12 million odor-detecting cells. (Scientific American) Does plucking my nose hairs affect my sense of smell?  Jul 13, 2008 The system that helps you smell, the olfactory apparatus, has more than 1,000 genes that detect odours. Whether or not you pluck your nose hairs, odours will still flow through this system and you will be able to appreciate specific scents. (Globe and Mail) Mechanical mouth makes debut  May 16, 2008 The nose knows: Most of what we call "taste" starts when volatile chemicals get picked up by the olfactory apparatus inside the nose. Crushing releases the taste of garlic -- on the cutting board or in the mouth. (Why Files) Physicist Cracks Women's Random But Always Lucky Choice Of X Chromosome  Jun 13, 2007 Examples of this range from the immune system to our olfactory apparatus. Coming at the problem from the perspective of a physicist Dr Nicodemi has found an explanation for the random selection based on thermodynamics. (Science Daily) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008