Explain the pathway related to the knowledge of taste in the form of. a flow chart
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●Taste buds is taught in medical schools for students to learn about the taste sensation and its perception.
● It is important for students to know about the taste modalities, the receptors involved, the pathway, applied aspects and differential diagnosis.
●Though taste disorders do not directly affect one’s life, it has an impact specifically on the quality of life .
●Taste disturbances can be present in those with:
● Bell's palsy, lesions of tegmentum in midbrain and/or pons, thalamic lesion, radiation treatment of head and neck, trauma or lesion to the taste pathway and some uncommon cause such as Sjogren’s syndrome
● As teachers, we have encountered questions from undergraduate students regarding the varied viewpoints in the taste pathway as given in neuroanatomy
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