Taste
Pathways: Schema Anatomy
Sensory
cortex (just inferior to face area), Usual pathway, Accessory pathway, Ventral
posteromedial (VPM) nucleus of thalamus, Lateral hypothalamic area, Amygdaloid
body, Parabrachial nucleus, Trigeminal nerve (CN V), Trigeminal (semilunar)
ganglion, Ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), Maxillary nerve (CN V2), Mandibular nerve
(CN V3), Pterygopalatine ganglion, Nerve (vidian) of pterygoid canal, Lingual
nerve,
Fungiform papillae, Foliate papillae, Vallate papillae, Epiglottis, Larynx,
Internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve, Mesencephalic nucleus and Motor
nucleus of trigeminal nerve Pons, Greater petrosal nerve from intermediate
nerve, Geniculate ganglion, Facial nerve (CN VII) and intermediate nerve (of
Wrisberg), Nuclei of solitary tract (rostral part), Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN
IX), Medulla oblongata (lower part), Inferior (petrosal) ganglion of
glossopharyngeal nerve, Inferior (nodose) ganglion of vagus nerve, Vagus nerve
(CN X), Superior laryngeal nerve, Lingual branch of glossopharyngeal nerve (CN
IX), Otic ganglion, Chorda tympani from intermediate nerve
