Question

Which of the following statements is not correct about receptors?

• A. Olfactory receptors detect taste and gustatory receptors smell.
  
• B. Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect smell.
• C. Auditory receptors detect smell and olfactory receptors detect taste.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above.

• The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing.
• The gustatory system is the sensory system for the sense of taste.

Olfactory receptors expressed in the cell membranes of olfactory receptor neurons are responsible for the detection of odor molecules.