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Before an olfactory receptor can detect an odorant, it has to - ✔✔Bind to receptors on
olfactory dendrites
Which of the following is true of olfactory discrimination? - ✔✔The number of olfactory
receptors decline as we age.
Olfactory receptors send axons through the cribriform plate. They synapse on neurons
in the - ✔✔Olfactory bulb
Olfactory organs are located in the nasal cavity inferior to the perforated bony structure
known as the - ✔✔Cribriform plate
The olfactory organ consists of the ________ and the lamina propria. - ✔✔Olfactory
epithelium
The olfactory receptors are highly modified - ✔✔Sensory neurons
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, When odorant molecules contact the dendritic processes of olfactory receptors the
initial response is - ✔✔A generator potential
During a sinus infection it is difficult to smell because - ✔✔Excess mucus blocks
odorant molecules from reaching the receptors.
Our taste buds are most receptive to which of the following types of compounds? -
✔✔Bitter
Which of the following correctly states how a gustatory receptor will be stimulated by
an acidic or sour compound? - ✔✔Sodium ions will diffuse into the receptor cell
causing depolarization.
The function of gustatory receptors parallels that of - ✔✔Olfactory receptors
Destruction to your left glossopharyngeal nerve would result in - ✔✔inability to
identify sour and bitter foods at the posterior one-third of the tongue.
The taste sensation that is triggered by the amino acid glutamate is known as -
✔✔Umami
The sense of taste is also known as - ✔✔Gustation
The membrane structures that respond to chemical stimuli to produce sweet, bitter, and
umami sensations are called - ✔✔G-proteins
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Before an olfactory receptor can detect an odorant, it has to - ✔✔Bind to receptors on
olfactory dendrites
Which of the following is true of olfactory discrimination? - ✔✔The number of olfactory
receptors decline as we age.
Olfactory receptors send axons through the cribriform plate. They synapse on neurons
in the - ✔✔Olfactory bulb
Olfactory organs are located in the nasal cavity inferior to the perforated bony structure
known as the - ✔✔Cribriform plate
The olfactory organ consists of the ________ and the lamina propria. - ✔✔Olfactory
epithelium
The olfactory receptors are highly modified - ✔✔Sensory neurons
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, When odorant molecules contact the dendritic processes of olfactory receptors the
initial response is - ✔✔A generator potential
During a sinus infection it is difficult to smell because - ✔✔Excess mucus blocks
odorant molecules from reaching the receptors.
Our taste buds are most receptive to which of the following types of compounds? -
✔✔Bitter
Which of the following correctly states how a gustatory receptor will be stimulated by
an acidic or sour compound? - ✔✔Sodium ions will diffuse into the receptor cell
causing depolarization.
The function of gustatory receptors parallels that of - ✔✔Olfactory receptors
Destruction to your left glossopharyngeal nerve would result in - ✔✔inability to
identify sour and bitter foods at the posterior one-third of the tongue.
The taste sensation that is triggered by the amino acid glutamate is known as -
✔✔Umami
The sense of taste is also known as - ✔✔Gustation
The membrane structures that respond to chemical stimuli to produce sweet, bitter, and
umami sensations are called - ✔✔G-proteins
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