Question

Choose the correct order in which we experience taste/gustation. pores of taste buds receive stimuli taste receptors signal sensory neurons taste buds are stimulated sensory neurons send signal to the brain for interpretation

1. sensory neurons send signal to the brain for interpretation
2. taste receptors signal sensory neurons
3. pores of taste buds receive stimuli
4. taste buds are stimulated

a. 1. taste receptors signal sensory neurons
2. taste buds are stimulated
3. pores of taste buds receive stimuli
4. sensory neurons send signal to the brain for interpretation

b. 1. pores of taste buds receive stimuli
2. taste buds are stimulated
3. taste receptors signal sensory neurons
4. sensory neurons send signal to the brain for interpretation

c. 1. taste buds are stimulated
2. pores of taste buds receive stimuli
3. taste receptors signal sensory neurons
4. sensory neurons send signal to the brain for interpretation

Answer 1

The correct order of experiencing taste starts with stimuli reception by taste bud pores, followed by stimulation of the taste buds, signaling to sensory neurons by the taste receptors, and ultimately the interpretation of these signals by the brain.

Step-by-step explanation:

When experiencing taste or gustation, the correct sequence is as follows:

1. Pores of taste buds receive stimuli.
2. Taste buds are stimulated.
3. Taste receptors signal sensory neurons.
4. Sensory neurons send a signal to the brain for interpretation.

Therefore, the order in which we perceive taste is: molecules from the food and beverages we consume dissolve in our saliva, interact with taste receptors via the taste pore, this interaction stimulates the taste cells, which then release neurotransmitters onto the dendrites of sensory neurons, which are part of various cranial nerves. These sensory neurons then send impulses through the facial and glossopharyngeal cranial nerves to the solitary nucleus in the brainstem, thalamus, and finally to the gustatory cortex of the cerebral cortex, where the taste is processed and consciously perceived.