Somatic sensory axons enter the ventral root and usually ascend directly to the thalamus.
A) The first part of the statement is True , and the second part of the statement is False
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B) The first part of the statement is False , and the second part of the statement is True
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C) Both parts of the statements are True .
D) Both parts of the statements are False .

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Somatic sensory axons enter the dorsal root, not the ventral root, and they do not ascend directly to the thalamus; they first synapse in the spinal cord or brainstem.

Somatic Sensory Axons Enter the Ventral Root and Usually Ascend