Multiple Choice
An electrode is inserted into a chemosensory nerve leading away from a taste bud in the mouth of a dog. A mild acid solution is then flushed continuously over the sensors associated with this nerve. Initially, the nerve responds to this stimulation, but over time it ceases to carry action potentials. Which of the following processes would best explain this observation?
A) Translocation
B) Adaptation of the sensory cells
C) Depletion of neurotransmitter in the sensory nerve
D) Second messenger influences that increase cell membrane potentials
E) Action potentials arriving at the wrong area in the CNS.
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