Item #3 of 10

The ____________ is the first processing point for information conveyed by the A-delta fiber pain pathway.

midline nucleus of the thalamus;
lateral geniculate nucleus;
ventrobasal nucleus of the thalamus;
hypothalamus;
none of the alternatives is correct;

INCORRECT - The midline nucleus of the thalamus is the first processing point for information along the C-fiber pathway, not the A-delta fiber pathway.

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