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Description: Olfactory transduction: binding of an odorant molecule to an olfactory receptor protein.
Chemical reactions involving cyclic AMP (cAMP) cause depolarization
Action potential travels to the primary olfactory area.
Impulse travels to the frontal lobe (orbitofrontal area) for odor identification.

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