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The canine olfactory bulb is 3 times larger in dogs than in humans, which may be related to their superior olfactory abilities. This structure receives information about smell directly from the nose, and helps discriminate between odors.
The central nervous system includes the spinal cord and the brain. The brain is divided into 3 main sections—the brain stem, which controls many basic life functions, the cerebrum, which is the center of conscious decision-making, and the cerebellum, which is involved in movement and motor control. The spinal cord of dogs is divided into ...
16 lip 2022 · The dog’s brain is the first part of the central nervous system that divides into five major components – telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon, metencephalon, and myelencephalon. But, in the embryonic state, the dog brain may divide into the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain.
The nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and several different kinds of nerves that are found throughout the body. These create complex circuits through which animals experience and respond to sensations. A familiar type of nervous system circuit is a reflex. Reflexes are simple networks found in the nervous system of all animals.
18 wrz 2022 · The dogs nose begins at the nasal planum, this is the hairless, pigmented area that is visible externally and is often referred to as the ‘button’ of the nose. A thick layer of keratinized epidermis covers the external dog nose and the nose is kept moist by secretions produces by the nasal glands.
20 wrz 2024 · Anatomy atlas of the dog’s nasal cavity: fully labeled illustrations of the paranasal sinuses, nasal septum, alar cartilage, external nasal cartilages, frontal sinus, dorsal nasal concha, middle nasal concha, ventral nasal concha, ethmoidal labyrinth and the nasal plane.
19 lip 2022 · Powerful nerve connections link the dog nose to wide swaths of the brain, researchers report July 11 in the Journal of Neuroscience. One of these canine connections, a hefty link between...
