1. The vomeronasal organ of mammals is generally similar to that of reptiles. 2. This phenomenon may prepare the vomeronasal organ for increased detection of pheromones. 3. Cats detect nepetalactone through their olfactory epithelium, not through their vomeronasal organ . 4. The ewe uses her vomeronasal organ for early recognition of her neonate lamb. 5. This would allow pheromones to be more easily transferred to the vomeronasal organ . 6. But no one knows why the vomeronasal organ should have two detection systems. 7. The sensory receptors of the accessory olfactory system are located in the vomeronasal organ . 8. Baleen whales have a small, yet functional, vomeronasal organ . 9. The info for these processes comes from the vomeronasal organ indirectly via the olfactory bulb. 10. She then blocked off the vomeronasal organ in several female rats and repeated the procedure.
