Question

Which of the following structures, cells, and functions are NOT correctly associated?

-retina, rods and cones, vision
-utricle and saccule, hair cells, equilibrium
-cochlear duct, hair cells, hearing
-semicircular canals, hair cells, equilibrium
-taste buds, chemoreceptors, olfaction​

Answer 1

The following structure, cells, and function are NOT correctly associated:

Taste buds, chemoreceptors, olfaction

While taste buds do detect chemical stimuli, they are not associated with the sense of olfaction (which refers to the sense of smell). Instead, taste buds are responsible for detecting taste, which is one of the five basic senses along with vision, hearing, touch, and smell. The correct association for taste buds would be:

Taste buds, chemoreceptors, taste perception.