Taste pathway comes under which neural column: (A) SSA, (B) GSA, (C) SVA, (D) GVA
Answer is C. There are 7 neural columns- 3 motor (GSE, GVE, SVE) and 4 sensory (GSA,GVA,SSA,SVA) sensory columns (afferents) GSA GVA SSA - vision (cranial nerve 2), hearing and balance (cranial nerve 8) SVA - smell and taste (cranial nerve 7, 9, 10)