In Chapter 12 on the CNS, we learned that the inferior olivary nucleus and medial lemniscus are a relay nucleus and a fiber tract in general somatic sensory pathways in the brain. The superior olivary nucleus and the lateral lemniscus are entirely different structures belonging to what sensory pathway?
A) taste
B) visual
C) olfactory
D) auditory

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The superior olivary nucleus and the lateral lemniscus are part of the auditory pathway, which processes sound information.

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