The sensory receptors for the sense of smell are called cells.

What type of sensory receptor is a hair cell?

What is the main function of olfactory receptor cells?A) Destroying odor moleculesB) Receive and transmit signals from odor moleculesC) Closing potassium channels in the cellD) Opening potassium channels in the cellE) Building the structure of the olfactory bulb

In what way are the senses of taste and smell different?Multiple ChoiceTaste buds are modified neurons and olfactory cells contain a pore with supporting cells and elongated cells.Taste buds contain cilia while olfactory cells contain microvilli.Taste depends on a "weighted average" of all the taste messages, while smell depends on the signature of olfactory cells stimulated.There are hundreds of different tastes but only five different smell families.The sensation of taste occurs in the spinal cord, while the sensation of smell occurs in the cerebral cortex.

Olfactory receptors are examples of what class of sensory receptor?Multiple ChoiceProprioceptorsMechanoreceptorsChemoreceptorsThermoreceptors

Senses whose receptors are in the skin, muscles, joints, or viscera are called senses.