The ventral posterior lateral (VPL) thalamic nulcei: have axons that will synapse with the primary somatosensory cortex get synapsed onto by the second neurons in the PCML and anterolateral pathways have axons that go through the internal capsule all of the above 1 point A lesion to the gracile fasciculus would: directly damage the axons of the third neuron in the PCML pathway produce a deficit in detecting touch on the same side as the lesion prevent the ability to detect touch from the upper body (bell button on up) all of the above 6 point A cranial nerve: exits from foramina in the cranium to innervate the face/neck is part of the peripheral nervous system can have motor, sensory, or mixed functions all of the above.