First-order neurons that transmit fast sensory information perceived as pain from the face synapse in which of the following?

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Central axons of Aδ neurons enter the pons,then descend as the spinal tract of the trigeminal nerve into the cervical spinal cord.These neurons synapse with second-order neurons in the spinal trigeminal nucleus.Axons of second-order neurons transmitting fast pain information cross the midline and ascend in the trigeminal lemniscus to the ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus.Third-order neurons arise in the ventral posteromedial nucleus and project to the somatosensory cortex

First-Order Neurons That Transmit Fast Sensory Information Perceived as Pain