Vomeronasal organ
So, you know how we can smell things with our nose, right? Well, there's a special little part inside our nose called the vomeronasal organ (VNO) that helps us smell something different than what we normally smell with our nose.
The VNO is shaped like two tiny tubes that are next to each other, kind of like how two straws can sit next to each other in a cup. It's located between the roof of your mouth and your nose, and it's so small that you can't even see it!
This special organ helps us detect things that are called pheromones. These are smells that animals use to communicate with each other, like when a dog sniffs another dog's butt to figure out if it's a boy or girl. Human beings also have pheromones, but we usually can't smell them with our regular nose.
The VNO sends messages to our brain to let us know when it smells pheromones. This is important because pheromones can tell us things like if someone is happy or stressed, if they're attracted to somebody, or if they want to fight!
So even though we can't see it or feel it, the vomeronasal organ is a very important part of our sense of smell that helps us understand the world around us in a very special way!
The VNO is shaped like two tiny tubes that are next to each other, kind of like how two straws can sit next to each other in a cup. It's located between the roof of your mouth and your nose, and it's so small that you can't even see it!
This special organ helps us detect things that are called pheromones. These are smells that animals use to communicate with each other, like when a dog sniffs another dog's butt to figure out if it's a boy or girl. Human beings also have pheromones, but we usually can't smell them with our regular nose.
The VNO sends messages to our brain to let us know when it smells pheromones. This is important because pheromones can tell us things like if someone is happy or stressed, if they're attracted to somebody, or if they want to fight!
So even though we can't see it or feel it, the vomeronasal organ is a very important part of our sense of smell that helps us understand the world around us in a very special way!