Olfactory receptor cells can synapse with ___ before going to the ____.

a. mitral cells, temporal lobe

b. tufted cells, olfactory cortex

c. basal cells, temporal lobe

d. basal cells, olfactory cortex

The dendritic endings called the ____ of the ____ are the sensitive portions of the taste buds.

a. gustatory cells, gustatory hairs

b. gustatory hairs, gustatory cells

c. receptors, taste cells

d. receptors, gustatory hairs

Which of the following is NOT involved in the neural pathway for the sense of taste?

a. glossopharyngeal N. IX

b. hypothalamus

c. thalamus

d. postcentral gyrus

e. all of the above are involved in the neural pathway for the sense of taste