Multiple choice

Auditory afferents inside a human ear travel through the midbrain in the

  1. sublenticular portion of the internal capsule

  2. medial lemniscus

  3. medial longitudinal fasciculus

  4. lateral lemniscus

  5. trapezoid body

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The lateral lemniscus is a tract of axons in the brainstem transferring the information about sound from the cochlear nucleus to the contralateral inferior colliculus of the midbrain.