You lose the ability to smell floral odors.This condition is called _____ and is explained by the _____ theory of olfaction.
A)anhedonia; place
B)dysosmia; lock-and-key
C)tinnitus; gate-control
D)sensory adaptation; molecular

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Dysosmia is the loss or distortion of the sense of smell, and the lock-and-key theory of olfaction proposes that specific odor molecules fit into specific receptors in the olfactory epithelium in a lock-and-key fashion. Therefore, if the ability to smell certain floral odors is lost, it's likely due to a problem with specific receptors in the olfactory epithelium not being activated by those molecules.

You Lose the Ability to Smell Floral Odors