The Human Sense of Smell [Paperback]

Often being vastly underrated the human sense of smell playsan essential role in our life, e.g. in food acceptance,fragrance appreciation, and as a warning device for spoiledfood, toxic gases and the presence of fire.The book provides a multidisciplinary up-to-date review ofthe structure and function of the sense of smell and of howit is influenced by the environment and diseases. It isdivided into the following 5 sections:- Anatomy, Physiology and Chemistry- Measurement of OlfactoryResponses- Development and Senescense- Basic Characteristics of Human Olfaction- Clinical and Health Aspects of Olfaction.Often being vastly underrated the human sense of smell playsan essential role in our life, e.g. in food acceptance,fragrance appreciation, and as a warning device for spoiledfood, toxic gases and the presence of fire.The book provides a multidisciplinary up-to-date review ofthe structure and function of the sense of smell and of howit is influenced by the environment and diseases. It isdivided into the following 5 sections:- Anatomy, Physiology and Chemistry- Measurement of OlfactoryResponses- Development and Senescense- Basic Characteristics of Human Olfaction- Clinical and Health Aspects of Olfaction.1 Anatomy, Physiology and Chemistry.- 1. The Ultrastructure of the Human Olfactory Mucosa.- I Introduction.- II The biopsy technique.- III Ultrastructure of the human nasal mucosa.- IV Comparative anatomy of microvillar cells from different chemosensory neuroepithelia.- V The histopathology of olfactory dysfunction.- VI Summary.- References.- 2. Anatomy of the Human Olfactory Bulb and Central Olfactory Pathways.- I Introduction.- II Central olfactory components.- III Anterior olfactory nucleus.- IV Olfactory tubercle.- V Primary olfactory cortex.- VI Connections of the primary olfactory cortex.- VII Beyond the primary olfactory cortex.- VIII Neocortical projections.- IX Subcortical projections.- X Functional Organizalã}