Question

What do we detect the smell of an agarbatti (incense stick) ?

(give me an easy answer)

Answer 1

Because olfactofy receptors present in our nose aquires this stimulus and then convert it into electrical impulse to send it to the brain.....  Brain interprets the message and hence we are able to detect the smell.....

Answer 2

♤ In Our nose, an olfactory receptors is present. They detect the smell of incense stick and set off a chemical reaction.

♤ As a result, a nerve impulse is generated which is transmitted to sensory nerve .

♤ The sensory nerve relay the information in the form of nerve impulse to the brain via spinal cord.

♤ The olfactory lobe present in the forebrain interpret the message and we feel the smell of an agarbatti.