Regarding Olfaction, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 86

Multiple Choice

Regarding olfaction, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The brain uses the patterns of messages it gets from the olfactory receptors to recognize specific scents.
• B)Scents are, in part, identified by the location of the receptors in the nose that are activated by a particular odor.
• C)The number of activated receptors tells the brain how strong an odor is.
• D)In humans, there are five different types of olfactory receptors.

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