Fibers from the mechanoreceptors make their first synapses in the
A) dorsal root ganglia.
B) dorsal column nuclei.
C) the ventral posterior nucleus of the thalamus.
D) primary somatosensory cortex.

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Fibers from the mechanoreceptors enter the spinal cord through the dorsal roots and synapse in the dorsal column nuclei before ascending to the brain.

Fibers from the Mechanoreceptors Make Their First Synapses in the