Technical Tuesday Vomeronasal
Along with the appendix and the tailbone
is another anatomical odditiy that appears to serve no purpose whatsoever –
that we know of. It the Vomeronasal Organ, and, not surprisingly, it’s located
in the nose.
It is believed that in our ancient past,
this organ detected subtle airborne scents of the pheromones of the opposite
sex. Whatever it did do exactly, it apparently doesn’t do anymore, especially
since there are no nerves connecting it to the brain.
In other species, this is called the
Jacobson’s Organ and scientists still argue about whether the human vomeronasal
organ orperates the same way.
It is yet another mystery of the human
body!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Anatomical Secret #27jjj:
“The Vomeronasal Organ serves no purpose that we
know about today.”
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“Well, in
this world of basic stereotyping, give a guy a big nose and some weird hair and
he is capable of anything.”
― Frank Zappa
― Frank Zappa
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