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The air is full of many different smells. The smells are made up of tiny particles we breathe in through our nose. Inside your nostrils, there are special smell collectors that send messages to your brain. Your brain tells you what sort of smell you have breathed in.
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Our sense of smell is important because it can warn us of danger. We can smell gas leaks and smoke. Our sense of smell can tell us if food has gone off. different smells smells:: There are many different smells. Some are pleasant such as the smell of baking, flowers, and perfumes. Unpleasant smells include milk that has gone off, garbage, smoke, fumes from cars, and smelly drains.
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food has gone off off:: If food has gone off, it can cause food poisoning. If you have food poisoning you can become quite sick. It can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. can’t smell smell:: If you have a really bad cold, your nose will be blocked up and you can’t smell properly. This will affect your sense of taste. nostrils nostrils:: The nostrils are the two openings in the nose that are separated by the septum, a thin wall of cartilage and bones. The tunnels of the nostrils are called nasal passages. smell collectors collectors:: These smell collectors are called sense cells and they are at the top of your nostrils.
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