Taste Is Detected When Chemicals Bind Receptors on the Microvilli

question 89

Multiple Choice

Taste is detected when chemicals bind receptors on the microvilli of:

• A) gustatory cells.
• B) olfactory cells.
• C) basal cells.
• D) supporting cells.

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