KROK 1 2014 – Question 63 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
The receptors under study provide transfer of information to the cortex without thalamic involvement. Specify these receptors:
- A. Gustatory
- B. Olfactory
- C. Visual
- D. Tactile
- E. Auditory
Hint
Almost every sensory pathway is relayed through the thalamus; ask which sensory system is the evolutionary exception, with a direct route to the cortex.
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