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QuizMultiple Choice

Touch, Taste, and Smell: The Other Senses

Question 3 • Psychology A

Which of the following correctly lists the structures through which gustatory stimuli travel after being converted into neural signals?

Answer
A
cranial nerves, insular cortex, thalamus
B
thalamus, insular cortex, cranial nerves
C
insular cortex, thalamus, cranial nerves
D
cranial nerves, thalamus, insular cortex

Explanation

After taste receptors convert gustatory stimuli into neural signals, the signals travel through cranial nerves to the brainstem. They then relay through the thalamus before reaching the insular cortex, where taste is processed. Thus, “cranial nerves, thalamus, insular cortex” is the correct sequence.

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