Question

Describe with the aid of annotated diagrams (two diagrams) the pathways by which information about chemicals detected by olfactory receptors and gustatory receptors is transmitted to the cerebrum.

Please, draw the diagrams side by side. This way you can quickly notice similarities and differences between the two pathways, which will facilitate your learning. You do not have to compare and contrast. This suggestion is just to help you learn better. please, check that your diagrams include labels for all the structures represented and appropriate annotations.

Answer 1

The gustatory pathway carries the taste sensation from the taste buds to the foot post of central gyrus.

The gustatory pathway:

The olfactory pathway carries the olfactory sensation from the nose by smell to the amygdaloid nuclear complex and periamygdaloif region which is higher centre for olfaction.

The olfactory pathway: