Which Statement About Gustation Is False

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which statement about gustation is false?

• A) Taste bud cells are routinely replaced, along with the tongue epithelium.
• B) The sensory cells of taste buds have cilia that extend through the taste pores on the tongue's surface.
• C) Taste buds are clusters of chemoreceptors.
• D) All stimulated taste sensory neurons respond by generating an action potential.
• E) Taste sensory cells form synapses with dendrites of sensory neurons.

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