Exam 7: Detector Dogs As Forensic Tools

The training used to teach a dog to detect a substance is very different across the detector dog disciplines.

SWGDOG is a licensing agency for Detector Dogs.

The functions of the turbinates are

An active alert by a detector dog may involve

Olfactory receptor cells (ORC) have _____at one end of the cell and _____ at the opposite end.

Humans have only 100 turbinates.

The olfactory bulb is located in the upper part of the canine nose and it sorts the chemical odors before entering the brain.

When a detector dog finds a target odor and barks or scratches it is called a (an) ________ alert.

Olfactory receptors (chemical receptors) are located on the _____ of the ORC.

Maintenance training never ends for the working life of a detector dog.

Matching -Part of the brain that detects smell

Dogs can be trained to detect medical conditions in humans.

Odor is made up of

Olfactory receptor cells can be found in the

When a detector dog finds a target odor and sits or lies down it is called a (an) _________ alert.

A detector dog handler allows the dog to determine the specific notification response behavior to detecting an odor.

Highly coiled pathways in the canine nose that process the air before it gets to the lungs are called

Matching -Dogs that search for deceased individuals

The olfactory bulb in dogs is about 40 times larger than in the human.

Specialized cells with receptors that combine with specific chemicals to send a nerve impulse to the brain are called