A group of neurons in the lumbar region of the rat spinal cord projects to the posterior intralaminar thalamus, which may be involved in the pleasurable experience of orgasm. These neurons are known as
A) lumbar spinothalamic cells.
B) sacral spinothalamic cells.
C) lumbar spinotectal cells.
D) lumbar spinoreticular cells.
E) sacral lumbarthalamic cells.

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Lumbar spinothalamic cells are the group of neurons in the lumbar region of the rat spinal cord that project to the posterior intralaminar thalamus, which is thought to be involved in the pleasurable experience of orgasm.

A Group of Neurons in the Lumbar Region of the Rat