In What Way Are the Senses of Taste and Smell

question 38

Multiple Choice

In what way are the senses of taste and smell different?

• A) Taste buds are modified neurons and olfactory cells contain a pore with supporting cells and elongated cells.
• B) Taste buds contain cilia while olfactory cells contain microvilli.
• C) Taste depends on a "weighted average" of all the taste messages while smell depends on the signature of olfactory cells stimulated.
• D) There are 100s of different tastes while only 5 different smell families.
• E) The sensation of taste occurs in the spinal cord while the sensation of smell occurs in the cerebral cortex.

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