Axons from ________ first synapse in the superior olive in the pons, which in turn forms connections via the lateral lemniscus with the inferior colliculus.
A) the spiral ganglion cells
B) the dorsal cochlear nucleus
C) the ventral cochlear nucleus
D) both the dorsal and ventral cochlear nuclei

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The ventral cochlear nucleus is the first to send axons that synapse in the superior olive in the pons, which then connects via the lateral lemniscus to the inferior colliculus.

Axons from ________ First Synapse in the Superior Olive in the Pons