Neurons whose cell bodies are located in the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus are called ________.
A) pyramidal cells
B) first-order neurons
C) second-order neurons
D) third-order neurons
E) lower motor neurons

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Neurons whose cell bodies are located in the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus are third-order neurons. They receive input from second-order neurons in the spinal cord or brainstem and project their axons to the primary somatosensory cortex.

Neurons Whose Cell Bodies Are Located in the Ventral Posterolateral