According to One Estimate, the Sense of Smell Is ________

question 294

Multiple Choice

According to one estimate, the sense of smell is ________ the sense of taste.

• A) 100,000 times less sensitive than
• B) 10,000 times more sensitive than
• C) 10,000 times less sensitive than
• D) about equally as sensitive as

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous

Part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Emotion

A complex psychological state that involves an experiential, physiological, and behavioral response to a stimulus.

Reflexive Responses

Automatic reactions to certain stimuli that do not involve conscious thought.

Limbic System

Group of structures deep in the brain that function in emotion.