Smell receptor
Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section
through the olfactory (smell) epithelium of the nose. At centre (orange)
is an olfactory receptor cell body. At its top two long, modified
non-motile cilia project into the liquid lining of the nasal cavity. The
cilia are thought to be the sites of interaction between odiferous
substances and the receptor cells. Surrounding the receptor cell are the
supporting cells with surface microvilli (finger-like). Within the
cells, mitochondria (purple) & endoplasmic reticulum (flattened
sacs) are seen.
Image from the SciencePhoto Library, via Fresh Photons.
Some good pareidolia here ... I can see a considerable number of faces and bodies of fictitious beasts.
ReplyDeleteThe big "face" looking toward the right was one of the reasons I posted the image. :>)
DeleteThere's a horned god in my nose... go figure!
DeleteThat's a pretty nice bit expressionism. That'd look pretty good, framed and hung.
ReplyDeleteThat'd make a gorgeous quilt...
ReplyDeletesorry, that is this? but i like it
ReplyDeleteIt is a microscopic photograph of the cells in the nose that detect smells.
DeleteVan Gogh on psilocybin
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