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rachel9

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Olfactory receptors are located in the
 
  a. turbinate bones.
  b. olfactory epithelium.
  c. otoconia.
  d. chorda tympani.
  e. olfactory operculum.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the neural coding of gustation?
 
  a. Each odorant binds to only one receptor type.
  b. Each receptor type binds to many different odorants.
  c. Odorants bind with the same affinity to every receptor type.
  d. Each odorant produces a different pattern of activity in the glomeruli.
  e. Only one odorant molecule is located in the human olfactory system.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. olfactory epithelium.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d. Each odorant produces a different pattern of activity in the glomeruli.



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