​How Do the Synapses Responsible for Taste and Smell Differ

question 139

Multiple Choice

​How do the synapses responsible for taste and smell differ from those for vision and hearing?

• A)The synapses for taste and smell have effects that are expressed more widely in the brain.
• B)​The synapses for taste and smell have inhibitory effects; vision and taste are excitatory.
• C)​The synapses for taste and smell react more slowly and their effects last longer.
• D)​The synapses for taste and smell occur only in the spinal cord and not in the brain.

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