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common to many signaling systems.” This special design quickly mani-
fests itself in drawings prepared from electron microscopy images.
(Figure 7) The olfactory cell consists of three main sections, the cell body
in the middle, the micro-hairs known as cilia at one end, and a protrusion
known as the axon at the other. (Figure 8) The cell body is where many
complex activities take place, the cilia where contact is made with scent
molecules, and the axon where electrical signals are transmitted.
The number of micro-hairs at the end of the cell ranges between 10
and 30, and their lengths between 0.1 and 0.15 millimeters (0.0039 to 0.006

(Figure 8)
Olfactory bulb The olfactory cell is made
up of three main sections;
the cell body in the middle,
the micro-hairs known at
cilia at one end and an ex-
tension known as the axon
at the other end.

Olfactory bulb

Axons
]
Cell body

Micro-hairs

There are between 15 and 20 million scent cells in the nose. Each one survives
for about a month and is then replaced by others.

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)