General visceral afferent fibers from the abdominal viscera have their third-order cell bodies located in which of the following?
A) Posterior root ganglion
B) Spinal laminae III-V
C) Mesencephalic nucleus
D) Gracile nucleus
E) Ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus

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General visceral afferent fibers from the abdominal viscera have their third-order cell bodies located in the ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus. This is part of the pathway for transmitting sensory information from the viscera to the cerebral cortex.

General Visceral Afferent Fibers from the Abdominal Viscera Have Their