Dandelion is an herb. People use the above ground parts and root to make medicine. Dandelion is used for many conditions, but so far, there isnât enough scientific evidence to determine whether or not it is effective for any of them.
The olfactory epithelium is a layer of odor-sensitive cells located inside the depths of the nose. These cells react to odors as they enter the nose, sending signals to the olfactory bulb.
Smell depends on sensory receptors that respond to airborne chemicals. In humans, these chemoreceptors are located in the olfactory epithelium â a patch of tissue about the size of a postage stamp located high in the nasal cavity. The olfactory epithelium is made up of three kinds of cells: bind to receptors on the cilia. 2  These are 7-pass transmembrane proteins. 3  Binding of the odorant activates a G protein coupled to the receptor on its cytoplasmic side. 4  This activates adenylyl cyclase, an enzyme embedded in the plasma membrane of the cilia.