Your Text States That "Continuous Binding of Certain Odorants

question 355

Multiple Choice

Your text states that "continuous binding of certain odorants ...will result in the fatigue of the olfactory receptor neurons to which they bind." This passage should remind you of the concept of

• A) tolerance.
• B) adaptation.
• C) habituation.
• D) desensitization.

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