The ventral posterolateral (VPL) nucleus of the thalamus is the site of synapse for:
A) First-order neurons of the dorsal column/medial lemniscus system.
B) Second-order neurons with their cell bodies in the nucleus cuneatus and/or nucleus gracilis.
C) Third-order neurons with their cell bodies in the spinal nucleus of the trigeminal cranial nerve.
D) Second-order neurons with their cell bodies in the nucleus dorsalis (Clarke's nucleus) .
E) Third-order neuron with their cell body the lateral cuneate nucleus.
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