Olfactory receptors cells send their action potentials through openings in the ethmoid bone, and synapse with neurons in the

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Olfactory receptor cells send their action potentials through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone, but they synapse with neurons in the olfactory bulbs, not directly through the bone itself. The olfactory bulbs are the first site of synaptic connection in the olfactory pathway.

Olfactory Receptors Cells Send Their Action Potentials Through Openings in the Ethmoid