The medial olfactory area Select one: a. provides emotional reactions to odors. b. is the site of conscious perception of odors. c. generates action potentials in olfactory neurons. d. modulates the sense of olfaction within the olfactory bulb. e. is the area where chemicals bind to receptors.

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Sara Ellis

15 January, 09:56

The medial olfactory area Select one: a. provides emotional reactions to odors. b. is the site of conscious perception of odors. c. generates action potentials in olfactory neurons. d. modulates the sense of olfaction within the olfactory bulb. e. is the area where chemicals bind to receptors.

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Jimmy Gardner · Answer 1

a. provides emotional reactions to odors.

Explanation:

The medial olfactory area is responsible for visceral and emotional reactions to odors, ie, primitive reactions such as licking the lips, smelling, salivating, among others. So the correct answer is the letter A.