Smell

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Across
  1. 2. dried nasal mucus trapping particles
  2. 7. bulb processes smell information by relaying signals from the nose to the brain for interpretation
  3. 8. two external openings of the nasal cavity
  4. 10. septum thin wall of cartilage in your nose separating both nostrils
  5. 12. membranes lining of the internal body cavities like the mouth, nose and lungs
  6. 13. system network of organs that takes in oxygen and expels carbon dioxide
Down
  1. 1. receptors proteins that detect and distinguish odor molecules, initiating the sense of smell by converting chemical signals into electrical signals
  2. 3. molecules they bind to specific receptors on olfactory neurons in the nose, which triggers a signal that is sent to the brain for interpretation as a smell
  3. 4. air-filled cavities in the skull surrounding the nose to help filter and warm air.
  4. 5. cavity filters, warms, and humidifies inhaled air, while also being the site for the sense of smell and immune defense
  5. 6. stem controls respiratory function
  6. 7. the process of detecting and interpreting odors
  7. 9. hair-like lining in the nose trapping foreign particles.
  8. 11. organ that intakes and filters air