this is how taste information reaches the brain stem and cerebral cortex, sensory fibers carrying taste information occur in three cranial nerves, The nerve transmits impulses from the taste receptors in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, This nerve carries sensations from the tongue's posterior third as well as from the few buds in the pharynx, This nerve carries taste impulses from a few taste buds on the epiglottis and lower pharynx, fungiform papillae, foliate papillae, vallate papillae.

The Gustatory Pathway and Structures

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