Cell bodies of the neurons which carry taste sensation from the anterior 2/3rd of the tongue are located in________________?
Correct answer: C. Geniculate ganglion
- A. Trigeminal nerve ganglion
- B. Otic ganglion
- C. Geniculate ganglion
- D. Superior cervical ganglion
Explanation
Taste fibres from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue travel with the chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve, whose sensory cell bodies lie in the geniculate ganglion. The trigeminal ganglion carries general sensation from the tongue, not taste.
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