Humans Do Not Discriminate Well Between the Taste of NaCl

question 7

Multiple Choice

Humans do not discriminate well between the taste of NaCl and KCl because

• A) The ion channel on the basolateral membrane is specific for Na⁺ ions
• B) It is actually sensitive to Cl^-.
• C)The G-protein mechanism for salty taste binds both Na⁺ and K⁺
• D) The salty taste in humans is restricted to the circumvallate papillae
• E) The ion channel in humans on the apical membrane lets either Na⁺ or K⁺ into the cell.

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