Gustatory information gathered by taste buds is sent to and interpreted by the ____. 

A. cerebral cortex
B. parietal lobe of the cerebrum
C. medulla oblongata
D. cerebellum
E. pons.


B. parietal lobe of the cerebrum
The taste cells send their information to several cranial nerves, which forward it to the gustatory cortex in the cerebrum's parietal lobe.

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