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What triggers aldosterone secretion and enhances Na+ retention by the kidney?
What triggers aldosterone secretion and enhances Na+ retention by the kidney?
- Salt deficiency (correct)
- Bitter taste receptors
- Sour taste receptors
- Sweet taste receptors
What is the role of miraculin from Synsepalum dulcificum?
What is the role of miraculin from Synsepalum dulcificum?
- It activates sour receptors
- It blocks sweet receptors
- It prevents the activation of bitter receptors
- It blocks sour receptors and activates sweet receptors (correct)
What causes the release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores in response to bitter taste receptors?
What causes the release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores in response to bitter taste receptors?
- Activation of gustducin
- Increase in H+ concentration
- Conversion of ATP to cAMP
- Conversion of PIP2 into IP3 (correct)
What type of receptor proteins are found in elegans?
What type of receptor proteins are found in elegans?
What differentiates the vomeronasal organ from the olfactory epithelium in terrestrial vertebrates?
What differentiates the vomeronasal organ from the olfactory epithelium in terrestrial vertebrates?
What is the function of chemosensitive sensilla in arthropods?
What is the function of chemosensitive sensilla in arthropods?
What was repurposed to function as a carbohydrate detector in Humming Birds?
What was repurposed to function as a carbohydrate detector in Humming Birds?
What is the function of the pattern of activation of olfactory receptor cells in humans?
What is the function of the pattern of activation of olfactory receptor cells in humans?
How many odorant receptors can a single receptor protein recognize?
How many odorant receptors can a single receptor protein recognize?
What is the role of glomeruli in the olfactory system?
What is the role of glomeruli in the olfactory system?
What distinguishes gustation (taste) from olfaction (smell)?
What distinguishes gustation (taste) from olfaction (smell)?
What is the main function of the flehmen response observed in terrestrial mammals?
What is the main function of the flehmen response observed in terrestrial mammals?
How does the brain distinguish between different taste qualities such as sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami?
How does the brain distinguish between different taste qualities such as sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami?
What is the primary mechanism of encoding odors in humans?
What is the primary mechanism of encoding odors in humans?
What is the function of glomeruli in the olfactory system?
What is the function of glomeruli in the olfactory system?
What characterizes the mammalian olfactory organization in terms of receptor proteins?
What characterizes the mammalian olfactory organization in terms of receptor proteins?
What is the mechanism for detecting sour taste in mammals?
What is the mechanism for detecting sour taste in mammals?
What triggers aldosterone secretion and enhances Na+ retention by the kidney?
What triggers aldosterone secretion and enhances Na+ retention by the kidney?
What is the transduction mechanism for sweet taste detection?
What is the transduction mechanism for sweet taste detection?
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