Second- Order Neurons of Both the Specific and Nonspecific Ascending

question 107

Multiple Choice

Second- order neurons of both the specific and nonspecific ascending pathways terminate in the
)

• A) somatosensory cortex
• B) thalamus
• C) medulla
• D) spinal cord

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