Which of the Following Statements About Taste Is FALSE

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about taste is FALSE?

• A)Our ability to perceive many different tastes is achieved through various combinations of the five basic taste sensations.
• B)Taste sensations are carried by three spinal nerves that synapse in the olfactory bulb.
• C)The facial nerve (VII)transmits taste sensations from the anterior 2/3^rd of the tongue.
• D)The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)carries taste sensations from the posterior 1/3^rd of the tongue.
• E)The vagus nerve (X)carries some taste sensations from the root of the tongue.

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