Of the principal sensory systems (vision, olfaction, taste, hearing, and balance), olfaction is
one of the oldest. This ubiquitous system has both peripheral and central subdivisions. The …

Turbinals are bony or cartilaginous structures that are present in the nasal cavity of most
tetrapods. They are involved in key functions such as olfaction, heat, and moisture …

Mammals have presumably evolved to adapt to a diverse range of ambient environmental
conditions through the optimized heat and mass exchange. One of the crucial biological …

Animals have been widely utilized as surrogate models for humans in exposure testing,
infectious disease experiments, and immunology studies. However, respiratory diseases …

This special issue of The Anatomical Record is the outcome of a symposium entitled “Inside
the Vertebrate Nose: Evolution, Structure and Function.” The skeletal framework of the nasal …

Most mammals sniff to detect odors, but little is known how the periodic inhale and exhale
that make up a sniff helps to improve odor detection. In this combined experimental and …

The olfactory nerve map describes the topographical neural connections between the
olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity and the olfactory bulb. Previous studies have …

The rabbit is commonly used as a laboratory animal for inhalation toxicology tests and detail
knowledge of the rabbit airway morphometry is needed for outcome analysis or theoretical …

Olfactory receptor usage is highly heterogeneous, with some receptor types being orders of
magnitude more abundant than others. We propose an explanation for this striking fact: the …

Integration of the sphenoid and ethmoid bones during early postnatal development is poorly
described in the literature. A uniquely prolonged patency of sphenoethmoidal synchondrosis …