You Are a Physician and One of Your Patients Comes

question 59

Multiple Choice

You are a physician and one of your patients comes in and tells you she has a cold and has lost her sense of smell.You explain that she has lost her sense of smell because

• A) cold viruses directly damage the microvilli on the dendrites of olfactory receptor neurons.
• B) cold viruses interfere with the processing of olfactory information in the olfactory bulb of the nasal cavity.
• C) the amount of mucus in her nose has increased, making it difficult for odorant molecules to diffuse through the protective mucus layer to reach olfactory receptors.
• D) her vomeronasal organ has been damaged.
• E) the olfactory bulb is swollen, making it impossible for olfactory information to reach the brain.

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