Which of the following concerning olfaction is false?
A) Olfactory receptors are highly modified neurons.
B) Molecules to be smelled must first dissolve in the mucus covering the olfactory receptors.
C) Humans may have as many as 20 million olfactory receptors.
D) Human power of olfaction is as powerful as that of most other mammals.
E) Olfactory stimuli do not pass through the thalamus before journeying to the olfactory cortex.
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