Why is there a synaptic delay in gustatory receptors that is not seen in olfactory receptors?
a) gustatory receptors have a different threshold from olfactory receptors
b) gustatory receptors have a separate cell & sensory neuron
c) gustatory receptors have non-excitable membranes
d) olfactory receptors have a different threshold
b) gustatory receptors have a separate receptor cell & sensory neuron
*There is a synaptic delay int he gustatory pathway because a pathway synapse is required to link the gustatory receptor with the sensory neuron. This lends to itself to modified sensitivity or inhibition by the presynaptic neuron
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