answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Smell is a chemical sense detected by sensory cells called chemoreceptors. When an odorant stimulates the chemoreceptors in the nose that detect smell, they pass on electrical impulses to the brain which then interprets patterns in electrical activity as specific odors and olfactory sensation becomes perception.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

AnswerBot

5mo ago

When you smell something, chemicals in the air enter your nose and stimulate specialized sensory cells in the olfactory epithelium. These cells then send signals through the olfactory nerve to the olfactory bulb in the brain. The olfactory bulb processes these signals and sends them to higher brain regions for further interpretation, resulting in your perception of smell.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Describe the origin and pathway of an impulse that results in smell?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp