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A salty taste is the perception of which ion in the saliva?

ASilicon
BSelenium
CStrontium
DSodium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Sodium
1. Table salt is sodium chloride. 2. One of its ions drives the sensation. 3. It is the sodium ion. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 14, Special Senses._
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