Olfactory information is sent to all of the following areas EXCEPT the __________.

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avanturin [10]4 years ago

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The answer is D thalamus

Explanation:

The response to an olfactory stimulus travels through the olfactory nerve, crossing the sieve lamina of the ethmoid, located in the anterior region of the brain. From there the stimulus travels to the olfactory bulb ending in the olfactory glomeruli where aromatic signals are processed, which are conducted by special receptor cells. The information subsequently reaches the hypothalamus and the limbic system. Finally, the information reaches the temporal and frontal cerebral cortex where the odor stimulus becomes conscious.

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signals from the _________ sense do not pass through the thalamus but go more directly to the limbic system

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The signals from our sense of smell do not pass through the thalamus and instead go more directly to the limbic system.

The thalamus is a small structure located just above the brain stem with the function of relaying motor and sensory signals. The thalamus works in conjunction with the cerebral cortex, to whom it relays said signals, which explains its location in between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain. It is able to carry out these functions due to a network of nerves that connects it to its neighboring structures.

The limbic system is a group of neural structures that serve to:

Process and regulate emotions
Form and store memories
Control sexual urges
Participate in the process of learning

The signals from our sense of smell do not pass through the thalamus. They instead travel down their corresponding sensory nerve, the first cranial nerve known as the olfactory nerve, and go more directly to the limbic system.

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