Sense of Taste

Item #5 of 10

Axons of taste receptors synapse first in the __________________.

gustatory cortex;

ventral posterior thalamic nucleus;

gustatory nuclei of the medulla;

taste buds;

none of the alternatives provided is correct;

INCORRECT - The ventral posterior thalamic nucleus is the second synapse site in the gustatory pathway.

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		gustatory cortex;
		ventral posterior thalamic nucleus;
		gustatory nuclei of the medulla;
		taste buds;
		none of the alternatives provided is correct;