To Identify a Particular Odor, the Brain

question 125

Multiple Choice

To identify a particular odor, the brain:

• A) interprets the pattern of the odor receptor cells that are stimulated.
• B) determines the source of the odor.
• C) responds to the location and size of the particular receptor cell that has been stimulated.
• D) transfers neural messages to the thalamus for processing.

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