Olfactory Receptors Send Axons Through the Cribriform Plate and Synapse

question 86

Multiple Choice

Olfactory receptors send axons through the cribriform plate and synapse on neurons in the

• A) medulla.
• B) thalamus.
• C) cerebral cortex.
• D) olfactory bulb.
• E) olfactory tract.

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Genetic Drift

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