Chapter 16.3, Problem 5AYLO

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The nerve which carries taste signals. Which route do they carry to the brain? What brain center receives gustatory inputs?

Introduction:

The tongue is the principal organ which is responsible for the perception of taste. The tongue consists of 4000 of taste buds which sense the tastes of food and impulses it back to the brain. Gustatoreception is a nervous coordination between the tongue and the brain.