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Olfactory
(Figure 4) bulb
The figure shows the ol-
factory region to which Cribriform
is directed part of the plate
air we inhale. Olfactory
region

trils. (Figure 4) When you
lift a flower to your nose
and smell its perfume, a
great number of molecu-
les reach the scent-percep-

tion region.
Most people are unaware that they possess such an extraordinary
chemical-analysis facility that lies within the scent-perception region,
works non-stop to analyze odors in the surrounding area. As you go
about your daily life, making no special effort to perceive smells, this fa-
cility is in action nonetheless. Even when you sleep at night, it perceives
potentially harmful smells such as smoke and warns you. This facility is
so utterly perfect that it is able to determine more than 10,000 different
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odors , functioning with a perfect accuracy and sensitivity.
The small scent molecules that form the basis of aromas come in dif-
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ferent shapes and sizes. The breathtaking scents in a garden, the attract-
ive aromas of a delicious meal, or the repellent stench of rotting fruit all
arise from different molecules. The chemical plant in your nose is easily
able to identify all these different molecules, and can even immediately

distinguish molecules with the same atomic formulae. For example, the

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)