The functional pathway for the gustatory system begins with taste cells, whose function is the _1_ of taste. Taste cells form synapses with _2_ whose cell bodies are found in the gustatory ganglion, and whose axons form the _3_ and glossopharyngeal nerves. These axons terminate in the gustatory nucleus of the _4_. The gustatory nucleus projects to the _5_ of the thalamus whose function is the _6_. These thalamic neurons project to the _7_ in the parietal cortex/insular cortex and the function of these neurons is the _8_ of taste. It is also important to mention an accessory pathway where only _9_ information travels from the gustatory nucleus to a motor nucleus in the brainstem. This motor nucleus projects to muscle cells of the esophagus and stomach, producing reflexive _10_.

[tex]\text{The functional pathway for the gustatory system begins with taste cells whose} \\ \\ \text{function is the} \ \mathbf{sensation} \ \text{of taste. Taste cells form synapses with the} \\ \\ \mathbf{gustatory \ afferent \ axons} \ \text{whose cell bodies are in the gustatory ganglion, }[/tex]

[tex]\text{and whose axon form the} \ \mathbf{vagal \ nerves} \text{and the glossopharyngela nerve.} \\ \\ \text{These axons terminate in the gustatory nucleus of the solitary nucleus.} \\ \\ \text{The gustatory nucleus project into the} \ \mathbf{ hypothalamus.} \\ \\ \text{These thalamic nucleus project into the} \ \mathbf{olfactory \ projection} \ \text{in the } \\ \\ \text{parietal cortex and function of these neurons is the} \ \mathbf{ sensation} \ \text{ of taste. } \\ \\[/tex]

[tex]\text{It is also important to mention an accessory pathway where only} \ \mathbf{sensory } \\ \\ \text{information travels from the gustatory nucleus to a motor nucleus in the brainstem.} \\ \\ \text{This motor nucleus projects to muscle cells of the esophagus and stomach, producing} \\ \\ \text{reflexive }\mathbf{arc}[/tex]